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Steering column
On the sierra column there is a triangular shaft which is a sliding fit within the round main shaft. How far should the triangular shaft be slid inside the round shaft?
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I left mine where it was and cut off the excess an inch after the locating pin since I was re using the original upper uj
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I put mine halfway down. I assume your taking about the section with the 'foot' on it, to stop it sliding out of the joint? The IVA man spent quite a lot of time scrutinising the steering column / wheel / rack etc. I can't find a recent photo of wht I mean. I'll try to take one tonight when I'm in the garage.
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All that stuff is built into the steering system to stop the steering wheel being buried into you chest in an impact. i would keep as much of the slider in reserve for that purpose and keep that gizmo ford puts between the rack and bottom of the shaft. It all helps when you need it most. Just thoughts
bob
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Incidently I cut this section past the adjuster and extended it there. Between the rubber dampened coupling and the sliding adjuster. |
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Sorry I think I have been misleading here the part I mean is at the right of the attached picture. It telescopes inside the upper column but I dont know by how much?
Ken |
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Hi,
I'm going on with this thread as I have the same problem as KenK. I understand his question, but sorry, I don't really understand the answers . So first, Ken, do you know now how much the triangular shaft should be inside/outside the round main shaft? Here are some pictures of my (our) problem : fist line is the triangular shaft completely out, and second line is the triangular shaft completely in. What is the correct position please ? SixPics.jpg Thank you very much. I also have another question: how do I refill the steering rack with grease. I've got 2 new bellows, the grease (which is quite liquid, and looks more like very thick oil). I guess the easier is to refill from one of the two ends, but do I start with compresses bellow? extended bellow? middle position? How much grease do I put in it? If you have any tips or procedure about that, I would be very glad. Thank you very much.
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hi Syl...when I did mine I just cut the excess that I did not need but still maintained the locating pin position on the upper joint...I think I would go for 50/50 but also bear in mind the clearance issue where the extension passes "U2"
if you use at the max limit (triangle bit) then it will put the extension very slightly closer....I used 19mm tube ....I think anything thicker may conflict with U2 |
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Thank you Kev', yes, I think I will do it 50/50.
But I'm thinking about skipping the extension: When I bought my steering rack, the guy also sent me the lower part of the Escort steering column. Here is how it looks. IMG_1622_1.JPG So I thought about using it, and just join the 2 steering columns with a short splined shaft. But keeping the Escort column as it is will make it too long. IMG_1620_1.JPG So I removed the joint from the Escort column, and I'm thinking about joining the 2 joints with a 250mm splined shaft. IMG_1626_1.JPG IMG_1623_1.JPG I was a bit scared about welding an extension on the Sierra steering column, and I know that SFRO (Swedish equivalent to your IVA) is very regarding about that and the process. But using a splined shaft to join the 2 pieces will save me the risky welding part. It also solve the clearance problem between the extension and U1 (yes Kev', my column is on the left side ) What do you guys think about that? Is there any problem having 2 joints on the same column? Do Sierra and the Escort joints/shafts have the same diameter and number of splines (9/16'' x 36 splines)? I found the perfect shaft here: http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/product/S...aft_SPLINED250 It is not cheap, so if anyone has another source for that, I'm interested. Thanks in advance for your opinions and comments
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This one is a bit longer and also has the groove machined into it each end also a little bit cheaper
http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/product...nc176fcvjfg8n2 |
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