F30 Steering Question
 

The steering box in my F30 is U/S due to damage to the worm and roller after the collapse of the roller needle bearings at some stage in its previous life as a sawmill sawdust truck.
While I hunt for a serviceable box I made up a temporary one out of bits to enable me to move the truck around.
I have found that the way the draglink goes together is different to that shown in the MB F1 manual.
There appears to be no way it can be assembled as shown in the diagram although I could be wrong.
I have another spare draglink with undisturbed springs and this looks just the same as the one I have assembled.
The logic of the shown assembly is clear so you would think that all the various model draglinks should be the same.
Does anyone have any comments?
Terry

Hi Terry
 

I'd say you have it right in your photo. They are put together with one spring inside and one spring outside. (I can't see the detail in the book page)

Steering link logic
 

Hi Terry

I've pondered over this same issue with the GM links. Also I just looked through all of my Ford and Chevy parts books and manuals. What I come up with seems to match your pictures. The only exceptions I found was in some prewar Chevy that had a four spring arrangement. I attached the GM drawing that I've gone with.

What always throws me off is that logic would say that the two springs should be working in opposite directions to help absorb impact before the steering box.

Phil
 

They are. Imagine the ball on the steering arm bumping to the rear, the rear spring is compressed. When the the ball is bumped to the front,the front spring is compressed. :)

Thanks Lynn and Phil
 

Your explanation is easy to understand Lynn and Phil's Chev diagram shows it clearly. Also it is the only possible way it can be assembled. Therefore the Ford manual diagram must be in error? I hope the attached pic comes out a lot clearer.

No it didn't. A pity they can't be previewed. It shows the springs towards the middle of the draglink on each end.