whats the best way to remove a steering box top cap

[gmc4cw]

do you remove the jam nut and spin the cap off the adjuster stud or screw the adjuster stud out of the cap and count turns? I need to swap my drilled and tapped top cap over to another box and don't want to mess up the backlash on the new box.

Last time I spun the cap off the stud but I am not sure if that was the right way to do it.

 

[8_YOUR_H2]

I removed the 4 bolts and the adjustment nut then spun the cap off. Reverse for installation. Worked ok for me but I did have to adjust the sector shaft a little.

 

[THISISWEIRD]

Quick Hijack....I just put on a new steering box. Do I need to adjust it to my ride, or is it ready to go?

 

[8_YOUR_H2]

You wouldn't have to adjust it at all.