joneh
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| posted on 22/6/15 at 06:53 AM |
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Sierra steering column lower mount
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.
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 22/6/15 at 07:15 AM |
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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
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joneh
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| posted on 22/6/15 at 07:29 AM |
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I've just found a link from Rob Collinridges blog:
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Mines currently like this but I think it should be further up
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ian locostzx9rc2
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| posted on 22/6/15 at 07:48 AM |
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Yes that wouldn't collapse as it's the trianglular part that's supposed to move into the outer part .
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joneh
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| posted on 22/6/15 at 08:23 AM |
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Thanks, thought as much, will weld or bolt bracket on further up.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 22/6/15 at 01:54 PM |
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Do a search on here for self aligning bearing, so much better than using the Sierra bush kit
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 22/6/15 at 06:02 PM |
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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.
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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scott h
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| posted on 22/6/15 at 09:45 PM |
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+1 for changing the bush for a bearing easy and cheap and much better.
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