help with hydro dash lever

[drglinski]

Hi all.

I'm trying to adjust the friction on the dash lever of the 147 and can't seem to figure it out. (it needs to be tighter.)

-I have a manual and consulted it.
-I have consulted the FAQs and search via this site.

I understand that the nut needs to be tightened but I can't seem to get to it with anything as it is in the dash tunnel behind the steering shaft. The manual says something about a key stock, but it's confusing me.

What do I need to look at? I removed the battery and was trying to go in that way.

Thanks

[mattoney]

Ever hear of a crow's foot wrench? You can put it on a ratchet or breaker bar and use it to get leverage on hard to reach angles. They look like this.

http://www.harborfreight.com/7-piece...set-94426.html

If my memory is good, which it probably is not...that is about a 1 inch nut. An alternative is if you have 1 1/4 inch flat stock about 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick, you could make your own crow's foot and save a little $.

Then all you have to do is (with the battery removed) reach down in there, and tighten things up just a tiny bit. That's how I did my 107 and it seems to have worked well. Be careful with any spray lube, as it might get on the friction plate and hinder your efforts to get it set right.

Hope this helps!

[wdorland]

It's really easy with the steering box out. If you can't get the steering wheel off easy I'd just use a crowsfoot like has been mentioned already.