Hi,

I'm attaching my steering column in and have a question on the lower mount. It's a metal plate with the rubber bush and two inner plastic bushes. Should this be mounted against the UJ, which in my mind would stop it collapsing up towards to driver, or towards the top of the smaller triangle part which would allow it to collapse up but not down.

Does that make sense? I'd add a photo but I can't upload from this phone.

Pictures would help but the lower part of the column is the part that collapses the bearing / bush should be a it away from the u/j so it cannt foul .

I've just found a link from Rob Collinridges blog:

link

Mines currently like this but I think it should be further up

Yes that wouldn't collapse as it's the trianglular part that's supposed to move into the outer part .

Thanks, thought as much, will weld or bolt bracket on further up.

Do a search on here for self aligning bearing, so much better than using the Sierra bush kit

Surely the protective steering works by the steering wheel moving away from the driver, providing the column collapses, so the position of the UJ and bearing make little difference?
The self aligning bearing is a bloody good idea though, done it in my build.

+1 for changing the bush for a bearing easy and cheap and much better.