My car steers like a tank I put new spindles and king pins in it and I still haft to turn it with both hands it wanders all over the road and has a ton of slop in the steering gear.iv tried to adjust the steering gear but nothing helps a guy on here said he had a 36 gear so I bought it but it isn't the right one so I'm stuck with it..don't know what to do almost ready to sell the car it needs interior done but it's a driver I drive it alot on back roads just the way it is it tires on it were put on in 1957 lol I think that alone might have alot to do with how it steers.i need advice and help..I'm a disabled vet and its h and to move around any more..thanks alot for any help. TOM PUTNAM OVID MICHIGAN 48866. 989-323-1302 TEXT ME ANY TIME..
Some of your problem could well be wheel alignment, check the caster and toe in of the front wheels. If you have the wrong spindles it will affect the steering as well. A quick check is the king pin centre line should hit the road surface close to the centre line of the tire tread. There isnt much you can do with the camber without heavy duty tools. Looks like factory wheels so wheel diameter wont be an issue as that has similar effect as you describe. Tony
Was the steering effort easier before you installed the new kingpins and bushings?
I assume that the car has a straight axle because it is a standard. I do not have access to a '36 shop manual. Does it have floating bushings for the kingpins or do they need to be reamed to size?
To test if the steering is requiring high effort jack up the front end by the axle and get the wheels off the ground, The steering wheel should turn with no effort, If it doed not diconnect the drag link and the test both the steering gear AND swiveling the front wheels by hand.
