welshboy
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 07:14 PM |
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sierra steering column
hi all can any on tell me on the bottom of the sierra column theres a bush is it ok to just stick this in to a bit of metal or shoud there be a rubber
round the metal iv tryed to show in the picture if any one has pics of how they did theres id be greatful thanks
 
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nludkin
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 07:21 PM |
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On the donor sierra there is a plastic bush which lives in that hole. You can get them from MNR
Here <- Scroll to the bottom.
I am not too sure if it will pass without? To be honest, for £4 + Postage, etc... I wouldn't risk it.
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Guinness
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 07:23 PM |
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for welshboy
Is how I did it on the Indy.
New bush cost a couple of quid from Robin Hood at a show.
HTH
Mike
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RazMan
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 07:34 PM |
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Initially I used a bush but it was binding very slightly and made the steering very notchy. I replaced it with a spherical bearing and it is silky
smooth now.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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t.j.
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 07:54 PM |
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It is IMO designed to slide over the shaft in case of collision.
So if it can there is no problem to replace it with something else.
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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welshboy
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 08:12 PM |
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thanks everyone very helpfull i can see whats missing now i will order 1 monday thanks again
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mitch2b
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 09:14 PM |
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spherical bearings
http://nw.rhocar.org/supporting_the_steering_shaft.htm
much better like this
HTH
Mitch
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geoff shep
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| posted on 5/1/08 at 09:55 PM |
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As I remember, the ford bush expects to be fitted in a thicker bulkhead and perpendicular to the shaft - I made up a bracket as shown by the thick
black line. The springy washerery thing goes down on top of the bush to prevent the inner bush bit migrating up the shaft.
 
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