steering problem

[norcal pinz]

at one point i had the steering completely disassembled when i drove it for the fist time recently the wheels wont turn all the way to the right but they do turn all the way to the left?
does that mean that i dint center the steering wheel correctly when i connected it ?
how do i find the middle before i connect it again ? thanks

[undysworld]

Haven't done it in a Pinz, but it's likely the same. Disconnect the tie rod, then turn the steering wheel fully one direction. Then turn it fully the other direction, counting the turns. Turn it back half as many turns, center the pivot in the tie rods, and then reconnect things.

[norcal pinz]

by tie rod you mean the big bolt that sticks out under the drivers side foot well right ?

[undysworld]

I think you're referring to the steering arm on the steering gearbox. It's attached to a steering-rod which attaches to the idler arm (which attaches to the two tie-rods out to the wheel drives). If I understood you, I'd disconnect the steering arm at the steering-rod end.

http://www.pinzgauer.com/parts.php?cat= ... view=05-05

[Twin Pinzies]

Haven't done it in a Pinz, but it's likely the same. Disconnect the tie rod, then turn the steering wheel fully one direction. Then turn it fully the other direction, counting the turns. Turn it back half as many turns, center the pivot in the tie rods, and then reconnect things.

^^^ Yeah. What he said. ^^^