Just Done The Steering Bearing Mod

[Guest ickle]

Wooooow

Had this bearing lying about for ages why didnt I do it sooner. Only pushed car into garage so far and steering feels so much more smoother and solid.

 

Now how do I fix the auto indicator cancel ?

 

Anyone thinking about the bearing mod get it done silky smooth now ;-)

 

 

Stuart.

[Guest whiz]

Nice one mate I spent most off day in the garage as well car back on its feet again hopefully problem sorted

[Guest ickle]

gd gd will need to get ma hub socket back so a can get this diff stripped to get it powder coated..

 

stu

[fry61]

Do you have a mirror ready to put under the car when parked up?

[Guest ickle]

nah nowt for show on ma car lol just for go

 

stu

[Guest whiz]

will drop it round later

[Guest ickle]

No rush wont be doing until end of the week ;-)

[Guest robinj66]

Stuart - What's the problem with the indicator cancel?

 

On the Sierra steering column it's worked by a plastic spacer (see picture - just below the nut).

[Guest ickle]

perfect i will check for this. thanks for the pic hopefully stop all this indicating for miles this year lol

 

stuart

[maccavvy]

does the escort stalks use a simular item ??

[Guest Ian & Carole]

perfect i will check for this. thanks for the pic hopefully stop all this indicating for miles this year lol

 

stuart

Thats why I put a buzzer on ours .

[Guest robinj66]

does the escort stalks use a simular item ??

 

Mk 2 will have something similar - more like a plastic bowl similar to that on the Cortina (sorry for the weird description but I can't find a suitable picture at the moment). Dunno about Mk 3 onwards..

[Guest oshiney2]

can anyone give me the link to this mod for bearing

[richardm6994]

http://www.rhocar.org/index.php?showtopic=33855&hl=

 

http://nw.rhocar.org/supporting_the_steering_shaft.htm

[ibrooks]

The bearings are often used a go-kart axle bearings so if you have trouble finding them have a search on flebay for that. They come in a couple of standard sizes but one inch is the one you want - could be advertised as 25mm as there's very little difference.

 

Shouldn't be more than a few pounds - the place listed on the NW site is a bit over-priced. They might be a far higher quality bearing (personally I don't think so) but given the loads they are designed for and what we are actually doing with them even a cheap rubbish one that might not last a season on a cart should last a lifetime on our steering.

 

Iain