hi i have the chance of a steering column with shrouds off a mk indy the coloumn is off a sierra and has a proper bearing and adapter made to take the place of the
Sierra Plastic bush.

will this fit the steering rack of a mk2 escort?

any help much appreciated

when you say " a bearing" do you mean its a bearing that locates the column thru the bulkhead (cp16 plate in the build manual ) ?
i think i,ve seen what you mean tho a photo would help to confirm.

if it is the bearing that fits into the bulkhead then it shouldn,t affect the placement of the column in relation to the steering rack.

does this help?

cheers
andy

i have posted a pic in my archive if thats any help.

i,ve just had a look in your archive.....

the bearing you mention, is that the shiny silver bit closest to the camera? if so then that won,t affect the connection to the escort rack, do you have the extension bit that goes down to the rack?

the only query i have is how would you locate that bearing into the bulkhead, would you still use the large Black rubber bush holder?

if that bearing is just as a replacement for the Ford plastic bush that fits inside the black bush holder then i,d say it would probably work for you.
as long as you have a way to secure the bearing into the bulkhead it should be ok.
IMO of course

cheers
andy

i have been told that its just a replacement for the plastic one.

jobs a good un then, go for it.

how far are you on your build?

andy

thanks for your help andy i have posted some pics of how far the build is The chassis has been 80% panelled from the inside using 2mm marine grade aluminium

The handbrake and master cylinder are off a rover 45 and all the brake lines are new up to SVA standard.

There has also been a sierra 3.62 lsd refurbished and fitted in place.

All the fuel lines are braided with fuel filter and facet fuel pump.


Some of the wires have been run and fuse boxes/kill switches are fitted.

i,ve just tried to look in the archive of your build but not getting to see the pics,
sounds like you are doing really well

you,ll soon be on the road eh?

mines about 60% complete, hope to be ready for IVA around christmas time, if funds allow.

cheers
andy

lol i cheated i bought it like that last week still a good start for me.

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Originally posted by york-rhino
lol i cheated i bought it like that last week still a good start for me.

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yeah not to far from me i got it from ebay. it would be good to go for a blast.