Tightsteer by Walcks

STXM38A1 · Post by **STXM38A1** » Wed May 23, 2012 1:18 pm

Enough theory. Somebody get one and put it through field trials!

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Wed May 23, 2012 1:41 pm

STXM38A1 wrote:Enough theory. Somebody get one and put it through field trials!

OK Warren, you buy it ship it to me and i'll put it to the test
and save you all the trouble

STXM38A1 · Post by **STXM38A1** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:14 pm

We need a demo unit that could be passed around for trial and evaluation by several MJeepers. If ratings were good it might drive some sales for the inventor. CJ owners might be more tolerant of the "non-factory" look.

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:28 pm

The guy that designed it has a demo unit to take to
shows and swaps. It was on the cj2a page..
see the link m-38olddog posted in the
3rd post down..

jimm · Post by **jimm** » Wed May 23, 2012 6:47 pm

/semantical nitpicking on

The pitman arm shaft and sector shaft are the same thing; the pitman arm itself attaches to the shaft.

The "worm" in a Ross box is technically a helical cam, and the pins on the sector shaft are cam followers (as opposed to a true worm that mates with a worm gear). Some vehicle steering gears use true worms.

/semantical nitpicking off

Whether the Tightsteer device causes extra wear due to the tighter engagement, and how much, is a good question. It depends on the force created by the spring as compared to the force being transmitted from the cam to the pin to turn the vehicle. If the former is very low relative to the latter, one could argue that the addition wear could be insignificant.

The purpose of the higher drag in the straight-ahead position is to add steering stability for driving straight down the road. I don't know if the reason for reducing the drag in off-center positions is to make it easier to turn for the driver or to reduce wear on the steering gear.

artificer · Post by **artificer** » Sun May 27, 2012 10:52 am

A properly setup steering box will give you exactly the same results.
If the box is worn or been run without lubricant there are no magic bullets like this unecessary addition.
When your "steering system" has too much slack the only way to fix it is to eliminate "all" contributors to the free movement.
I will not list the usual culprits again as they have all been mentioned more than once earlier in this thread.