>when I drove it the steering wheel turned opposite of the wheels.
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(The above in reference to swapping components to switch driving sides on a
[British] vehicle.)
Unless the above was said tongue in cheek (and I didn't get it, as I
sometimes am a little dense :-}), and/or the vehicle in question didn't
have rack and pinion steering, I fail to see how this could happen.
Unless you flipped the rack upside down (which wouldn't be wise, :-} and
frankly I don't see how things could line up CORRECTLY, mechanically), if
it WAS rack and pinion, it wouldn't matter which side of the "rack" the
pinion operates, the motion transmitted would be the same. Changing just
the pinion gear wouldn't be necessary or even accomplish anything other
than replacing a possibly worn out part, but changing the whole steering
rack assembly might. Did I miss something important (like the punch line)??
Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
72 FI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
70 Spitfire (long term project)
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