Customs F1 not turning left

Just reinstalled 3" dropped axle in my F1. I put in a new kingpin set, and bent the steering arm down. Now I get about half a turn left and it stops. What did I do wrong?

 

Did you have the arm off the steering box? Can you see anything hitting? Gary

 

Just a guess......when you bent the arm down it changed the amount of travel in one direction so your steering box is no longer centered. Or its hitting something now.

 

is the tire hitting the drag link, you know, the thingie between the pitman arm and the steering arm?

bending the steering arm the way you should have: will Not effect the centering of the steering box.

 

Going to check the steering arm tonight after work

 

3 rights = 1 left

 

conservative truck!!

 

Did you index the arm to the box before you removed it?

 

Pitman needs to be reset to center the box . If I am thinkin correctly the draglink is now longer than stock so it has caused the box to be off center

 

you will be All Right

 

Thats why I was confused. Took apart the front end, didnt mess with piman arm and draglink. Just took it loose of the steering arm and reinstalled after it was bent down.

 

Look for stuff banging into other stuff. Disconnect the drag link and see if the box has full motion. If the box does not have full motion then it is probably nothing you done wrong the box just chose today to take a crap on you, if you have things bumping into each other then you will have to figure out how to cure that problem

 

Did

your steering box is not centered center.
Disconnect the linkage from the box, center box from lock to lock / point both tire forward/put it back together. With all adjustments at nominal adjustment.

 

Draglink was hitting bottom motor mount. Now it needs a shorter draglink to turn all the way to the right

 

I must have got up on the wrong side of the Bed today. I can't think of anything constructive to say. Just a bunch of Smart Ass questions rolling around in my head. Sorry,,,,,, I'll log out now.
The Wizzard

 

Or notch the mount.

@Pist-n-Broke (Wizzard) I got up OK today, but switched to generic meds this spring. Sometimes they really kick my ass and today is one of those days, tomorrow I am going to go back and read what I posted today and say,"Daaaaammmmmn did I really say that?"

 

I certainly understand that !!!!

 

I thought I'd try this again being I generally am pretty supportive of the Young Blood in the Hobby. Then I re read the opening question/statement. Nothing changed. Have I just recognised the beginning of Old Guy Syndrone? Have I actually slid over the edge of "To Old"?
The Wizzard

 

Looks like you are just becoming normal. At least I think I am normal and I have been this way all my life.

 

I'm no help with this one. I just hope some of you confused guys are really normal. That makes me feel normaler!