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steering extension ok for iva ?????
Mark100 - 22/4/15 at 11:21 PM

is this ok for the road
the small shaft from the escort steering is 13mm but the sierras is 16mm so I made an adapter wielded it to the front half of the escort and bolted it as well then it slots in to the sierra end this joint is so tight you have to put it in a vice to to separate even before its bolted but should I wield this to just to be safe is there any reason I carnt do it like this



















so wield the two pieces in the last pic or not ??????

ian locostzx9rc2 - 23/4/15 at 05:28 AM

Yes as there's no splines and flat for the bolt.

907 - 23/4/15 at 06:01 AM

A definite fail.


I believe that when a tester finds something such as this they then look twice as hard at the rest of the car.
I know I would.


Paul G

mark chandler - 23/4/15 at 06:25 AM

Fail

Get the correct UJ and extend the long tube, while you are about this add a diagonal on the rack mountings so it cannot slew to one side when under load.

Mark100 - 23/4/15 at 08:51 AM

anyone know were to get the correct size all I can see is what ive already got ill do the diagonal to its got one on the front may aswell double up

mikeb - 23/4/15 at 10:08 AM

In my haynes roadster which has sierra column with escort rack, i just extended the standard sierra steering shaft, teh splines fitted fine.
Think rally design may have various ford joints and splines etc.

JAG - 23/4/15 at 11:07 AM

quote:

sierra column with escort rack, I just extended the standard sierra steering shaft, the splines fitted fine


I have had the same experience. I had to extend the shaft but had no problems with the splines matching up

Doctor Derek Doctors - 23/4/15 at 12:12 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mark chandler
while you are about this add a diagonal on the rack mountings so it cannot slew to one side when under load.


You can see the diagonal brace in the first pic.

leon51274 - 23/4/15 at 12:39 PM

Ey up Mark

Did you not take some pics of mine when you bobbed over?

Mark100 - 23/4/15 at 12:46 PM

that's about the only bit I didn't get a clear shot of ffs
might bob over again thow ive got the day off

leon51274 - 23/4/15 at 01:00 PM

I'll take some pics for you mate but mine is sierra already but we extended it and did a nice job which wasn't even looked at when I did IVA. As already mentioned, it's one of those area that if Mr iva isn't happy then he's likely to go through everything with a fine tooth comb.

Mark100 - 23/4/15 at 01:26 PM

its the whole sizes that the problem 16mm down to 13mm sierra parts don't fit on the escort rack now one does a uj with size ends and splines etc rally design don't have anything how have the rest of you managed or have I just got a strange size escort rack ?????? if now one else has had this problem I think I might be doing something wrong