Steering Column Bush

[Guest gavinc]

Hi looking to replace the ford column bush as it keeps moving up the column.

 

i have seen a post about a bearing from revolution in watford but like a fool

 

i didnt save it and now cant find it..

 

any one any ideas on part no. etc

 

cheers

[Guest Guy]

Hi Gavin,

 

THIS is the article that Jim has done regarding the baring mounting, I'm going to have to do mine as well so I'll be interested in how you get on.

[Guest wildejon]

Reckon I'm going to be doing the same too, doesn't seem too sensible as it is at the moment. Keep us posted!!

[Jon Bradbury]

You can get a new one from Ford for a few quid. I fitted one to mine and there have been no problems.

[DAVE CASTLE]

Wrong bush Jon its to replace the ford one

Dave

[Jon Bradbury]

Yeah, my point is that there is nowt wrong with the Ford item, if replaced with a new one.

 

IMHO, of course...

 

[Guest chris brown]

Yeah, my point is that there is nowt wrong with the Ford item, if replaced with a new one.

There isn’t providing you can get the thing to stay in place (mines held in with a jubilee clip) but the one Jim has on the NW site is a far better and IMHO a much more professional approach.

[Guest Battery Bill]

Mmmm

First time I have seen that on Jims site, Funny that as I have just today ordered a lot of these bearings for a machine at work

Very interesting

[geoff shep]

As I remember, the ford bush expects to be fitted in a thicker bulkhead and perpendicular to the shaft - I made up a bracket as shown by the thick black line. The springy washerery thing goes down on top of the bush to prevent the inner bush bit migrating up the shaft.

 

[Guest rusty]

Gavinc

I have a spare new bush( ford type) if you want it , I bought a couple when Halfruads were selling of all there Mafco spares.mine seems to have stayed in place

Rusty

[Guest gavinc]

yes that would be good glyn. how much do you want for it?

 

are you going to detling in the hood..

 

we are planning to camp so will be taking a FEW cans of beer..

 

might be a bit early in the year for the bq thou.

[Guest rusty]

No I don't want anything for it although a can of beer sounds nice, and yes I am going to Detling in the Hood not brave enough for camping just yet. I am going Saturday and Sunday may stay over B&B or hotel, see you ther

[Guest Dredd]

Gavinc

 

I have had the same problem on my SSpec. I have fitted a piece if tube over the steering rod between the bush and the joint above the pedal box. This prevents the bush moving up. Works fine and bearing (no pun intended) in mind the bush has only done 4000 miles, it's the design of the setup rather than a wear and tear problem. o fitting a new one one necessarily cure it.

 

Dredd

[Guest gavinc]

hi dredd

 

i may be getting confused as i am not looking at the car, but by fitting a tube

 

over the original column does this stop the column moving in..

 

sounds a very good idea thou. i would like to change the bearing as it came out

 

of an f reg sierra with a 100,000+ miles on the clock, and i a can only assume

 

it to be original.

 

will certainly look at your idea when i replace it.

 

cheers

[Guest Dredd]

Hopefully we're not talking at cross purposes, but between the bush and the joint between the steering column and the triangle end of the steering rod, there is about (from memory) 3 ". Slip a piece of tube over the steering column at this point and it allows free movement of the rod, but will not allow the bush to move upwards. It is the opposite of the 2b, where I beleive the tendency is for the bush to work down from the bulkhead towards the rack.