TOY: ..from the Toyota archives... steering box bolts

[Randy Burleson <randii@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

And yes, I know, this means I'm *WAY* behind on some emails!

The original message is from Andy Zook, and the follow-up from Scott 
Ellinger...

At 05:45 PM 7/21/00 -0400, you wrote:
> > As it turns out, I now know why there are 4" long fine thread bolts holding
> > the steering box on!  I don't know if I forgot to tighten them when I put
> > the truck back together, or if I just didn't have them tight enough, but
> > that is downright SCARY!!!
>I impacted mine down, and they still work loose.  Recheck them
>often if you 'wheel the truck much.
>
> > ps.... yes, as a matter of fact I am a real, genuine, dumb @$$!!!
>I had one of those bolts fail outright on the trail on my truck once;
>I had no spare bolt the right length, and ended up digging out a
>6" C-clamp out of my toolbag, and using that for the drive home.
>It held, and I made it home, and now I carry a spare bolt, too... but
>after rechecking the truck again after Rubicon, one of those bolts
>was loose on mine, too.

The Isuzu box suffers from the same problem, after extreme usage. My frame 
was apparently constructed with the intention of supporting right-hand 
drive, as well as the left-hand drive it has... I run only one steering 
box, but I use the right-side frame bolt-holes to hold spare bolts for the 
left-side steering box. If your frame has these holes, you might consider 
doing the same.

Randii
Randy Burleson
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