I also did some work to my steering box. I don't know how to post a link to the thread but search under the IH forum for manual steering upgrade. In a nutshell I put in a new cam follower and seal. I also upgraded from a thrust washer to bearing. There is some machining required to the mounting bracket to do this. There are two different steering boxes on 982's, got to know which one you have. You'll also see I made a shim to improve the contact area. One other thing I did was to work on the pivot bolt for the front axle, it was wore bad on the backside. All new joints as well. Things can certainly snowball in the steering system.
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