Dick;
FWIW, my lower steering shaft has a groove all the way around. It's a '74
TR6. I just replaced my rack and the pinch bolt was removed to slide the
shaft out of the universal. I was also able to recenter the steering by
moving over a spline or two.
Dave Friedlander
CF25194UO
Sally or Dick Taylor wrote:
> Dan, James, and others---I've lowered my batting average substantially
> in the last week or so. First the MSD dwell thingy, then the trunk light
> circuit model differences, and then the positioning of the lower
> steering shaft. I'm not entirely convinced on the last one. Yet.
>
> There are at least four sources that show the lower shaft to have a
> partial flat machined across it for positioning the pinch bolt screw
> thru the yoke. Illustrations in the Big Three Catalogues, plus
> Bentley's manual do not show a continuous relief here for a pinch bolt.
> Not that these sources never made an error, but till I pull this shaft
> on my own car, I will leave this door open to what may have taken place
> with different models.
>
> I DO enjoy this type of exchange. It can only lead to a better
> understanding of these cars.
>
> Dick T.
> '73
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