If I refitted the old knuckle joint what facets of steering would be
'worse' than with a new knuckle joint?
cheers
John
--- Fred Griffiths <griffco@cadvision.com> wrote:
> Hi John,
> I think you'll find that the bolts that hold each part of the
> knuckle
> together have been rivetted over after protruding from the casting. It
> sure
> will break screwdrivers!
>
> I'd grind the rivetted bit off, unscrew the bolts and fit new rubber
> bits.
> It has been described somewhere on the list archives - using tap
> washers -
> the old rubber ones with a taper on one side.
>
> Then drill the heads of the bolts and thread safety wire through to
> lock
> them from undoing - in the aircraft style. On mine I fitted new longer
> bolts and drilled the end (opposite the head) and used the safety wire.
> Works great.
>
> Don't forget to put an earth strap somewhere on that knuckle - either
> inside
> as original, or between the heads of two bolts on opposite sides of the
> knuckle.
>
> The flex is needed there because the steering column may not line up
> perfectly with the angle of the shaft coming out of the steering rack.
>
> Cheers, Fred
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Hobson" <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk>
> To: <spitfire-enthusiast@yahoogroups.com>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 8:55 AM
> Subject: steering knuckle joint
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Over the last few weeks I tried, and gave up trying to fit my new
> > steering coupling joint (joint between rack and column).
> >
> > I phoned the suppliers to say that it wouldn't fit and it turns out
> that
> > the coupling has been mis-manufactured so that the pinch bolt cannot
> pass
> > through the coupling without fouling on the rack/column splines.
> >
> > They have not been able to source a correctly manufactured one yet
> and it
> > appears that the country's supply of these parts have all been
> > incorrectly manufactured.
> >
> > I was thinking that I could use my old coupling and put the rubber
> bits
> > from the new coupling into the old one as I presume this is the only
> bit
> > that would deteriorate? Unfortunately I couldn't undo the coupling
> as my
> > screwdriver bit broke while trying to unscrew it.
> >
> > Does the coupling just serve as a bit of flexibility between the rack
> and
> > column? I can't quite understand why it has the extra flexibility
> built
> > in. What would be the effects of putting an old, worn coupling back
> in?
> >
> > Also does anyone have an old coupling that will come apart they would
> > sell me, or better still a correctly manufactured new one?
> >
> > Summer is fast approaching and I want Saskia back on the road where
> she
> > belongs!
> >
> > cheers
> > John
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