Foretravel Motorhome Forums => Foretravel Tech Talk => Topic started by: Tim Fiedler on July 04, 2016, 05:16:44 pm
Title: Play in Steering
Post by: Tim Fiedler on July 04, 2016, 05:16:44 pm
Was in NAC and was going to replace my Sheppard box. Already had Bern at world line motors work on everything that was loose on the front end except steering box
Keith Ritsch at MOT drove the coach and said it would be better if the toe was set correctly - so he checked the ride height and set the toe (maybe 1/16 toe out?) anyway, did a slight improvement.
Went to Bernd's. Had a rebuilt Sheppard from Redhead available, plus Bernd has a box he touts (Bernd's is supposedly a rebuilt with "progressive" steering, plus he feels his will last longer without play than the red head. Bernd's is about $1,800 for the box as I recall. In any event, labor would have been 8 hours to install either, approximately $800. So it would have been $1,200 to $2,600 to install a new steering box. Since the "play" was down to about 1/2" of a dead spot, opted to leave as is. If it gets worse, I will get it fixed down the road.
Bernd's guys jumped on my coach, worked their butts off in the heat, worked Saturday on a holiday weekend, and I am at this point happy with all that was done, the service, price and quality of the work.
Title: Re: Play in Steering
Post by: Caflashbob on July 04, 2016, 06:31:56 pm
Was in NAC and was going to replace my Sheppard box. Already had Bern at world line motors work on everything that was loose on the front end except steering box
Keith Ritsch at MOT drove the coach and said it would be better if the toe was set correctly - so he checked the ride height and set the toe (maybe 1/16 toe out?) anyway, did a slight improvement.
Went to Bernd's. Had a rebuilt Sheppard from Redhead available, plus Bernd has a box he touts (Bernd's is supposedly a rebuilt with "progressive" steering, plus he feels his will last longer without play than the red head. Bernd's is about $1,800 for the box as I recall. In any event, labor would have been 8 hours to install either, approximately $800. So it would have been $1,200 to $2,600 to install a new steering box. Since the "play" was down to about 1/2" of a dead spot, opted to leave as is. If it gets worse, I will get it fixed down the road.
Bernd's guys jumped on my coach, worked their butts off in the heat, worked Saturday on a holiday weekend, and I am at this point happy with all that was done, the service, price and quality of the work.
Did his shop preload the wheel bearings?
Title: Re: Play in Steering
Post by: craneman on July 05, 2016, 09:12:44 am
Back to the steering issue. I never until I read this Forum knew that there was a steering box made that was not adjustable. The fact that .5 to 1.5 inches of travel on the steering wheel is within specs. flabbergasts me. If I ever have to deal with more play than I have now I will follow the information in the link below and put a TRW in mine. My 1981 Foretravel has TRW, my 1996 Monaco has TRW an my crane has TRW. Why Foretravel went with the Shepherd makes no sense to me.
Steering Box Play- Sheppard M100 SHIM or Swap for a TRW ? - iRV2 Forums (http://www.irv2.com/forums/f115/steering-box-play-sheppard-m100-shim-or-swap-for-a-trw-210152.html)