Joe,
I experienced the same thing when restoring my TR250. And I asked the same
question to some knowledgeable people. As long as your vertical links are
not reversed from left to right sides it is just alot of spring force
working on the trunnions and ball joints. Putting the shocks in will pull
the spring in somewhat and loosen up the steering.
While we're on the subject, if you lubricated your brass trunnions with GL5
gear fluid before assembling them to the vertical links you may want to
remove the trunnions and use GL4. GL5 contains reactive sulphur that is bad
for yellow metal. Should not be used in a TR tranny where GL4 is specified
nor anywhere else I would think where brass and bronze parts are present.
Greg
CD6250L
Chapel Hill, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: <Lizirbydavis@cs.com>
To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 4:47 PM
Subject: really tight vertical links
> Hi folks,
> I've installed the front suspension with the exception of the hubs and
> wheels. I was shocked to discover that after I removed the spring
> compressor, I could hardly move the vertical link assembly back and forth
(as
> in steering the car). I re-compressed the spring, and when the spring was
> loaded, the suspension moved through its normal axis smooth enough,
although
> somewhat tight. I don't have the steering rack in, but without a doubt,
> there is no way that I could turn the wheels with the steering wheel
without
> the springs being loaded up. I recall being able to easily move the
wheels
> through their full range of motion with the car jacked up before. Have I
done
> something terribly wrong?
> Joe Davis
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