stillnotfinnished Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 hi all just been trying to fit a solid steering joint to my herald,its catching on the susspension tower [ as ive read it might] but what do i have to do to fix it?use a file? bash it with a hammer?any tips.....?thanks ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esxefi Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 what one is it?i tried using the 'pressed metal'type but had the same problem with the flange where the pinchbolt goes which connects to the steering shaft hitting the tower as you say.in the end i used the forged 'ford'type which has a short shaft welded into it and modified my existing shaft to connect them together.even so i still had to grind away a small amount of metal from the uj yoke to clear the tower which is easier than removing metal from the tower itself. :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esxefi Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 should be a picture here;although it seems that it is no longer the forged type.no affiliation etc.http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/steering-column-link-collnk-926-p.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 The pressed couplings are usually OK on Heralds, however there is a caveat. In their wisdom, Triumph used two different patterns of steering pinion. One of these has a longer shaft than the other, which moves the coupling up towards the suspension turret. The short shaft is considerably more common on Heralds, the long ones seemingly being used more widely from the early seventies onwards.Check which part is fouling. Assumong it is the long pinion causing the problem, the clearance problem shouldn;t be too great. It's occasionally only the nyloc nut which fouls, in which case a short nut can be used to get around the problem. On the other hand, the coupling itself can coul on occasional cars, in which case gentle use of a grinder can reliever the edges of the coupling.Just to clarify also, there is a forged coupling with the same fittings as the Herald type. While similar in langth, this is a lot heavier in construction and usually has clearance issues, even when used with the short pinion racks,Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 if you have ally rack mount you can de centralise the rack in its mounting clamp small amounts to compromise on what fouls what Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillnotfinnished Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 hi thanks for the replies :)it is the solid chunky forged type the steering shaft is 1 inch, billi do have the alloy mounts, how do i move them?so do i grind away the joint or the turret or both!?thanks ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 With the pressed joint it's always been possible to gently reshape the joint itself. I can't comment with any authority on the heavier forged type. I've never considered these suitable for this application, so I've never used them,Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 as most alloy rack mounts do not make contact with the abutement on the rack tube you just unscrew the U bolt and turn the wheel a little and the rack will move left to right and close or increase the gap to the turret, you will then have to reposition the shaft to the idler a spline or two to get the indicator striker in the dead ahead position and the handwheel then stays + Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heraldcoupe Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Repositioning the rack will affect the amount of turn available to each of the front wheels. It doesn't take much to allow the wheel to contact a wishbone on full lock - proceed with caution.Cheers,Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillnotfinnished Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 thanks as always for your replies :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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