Hi all, Over the last few weeks I tried, and gave up trying to fit my new steering coupling joint (joint between rack and column).
I phoned the suppliers to say that it wouldn't fit and it turns out that the coupling has been mis-manufactured so that the pinch bolt cannot pass through the coupling without fouling on the rack/column splines. They have not been able to source a correctly manufactured one yet and it appears that the country's supply of these parts have all been incorrectly manufactured. I was thinking that I could use my old coupling and put the rubber bits from the new coupling into the old one as I presume this is the only bit that would deteriorate? Unfortunately I couldn't undo the coupling as my screwdriver bit broke while trying to unscrew it. Does the coupling just serve as a bit of flexibility between the rack and column? I can't quite understand why it has the extra flexibility built in. What would be the effects of putting an old, worn coupling back in? Also does anyone have an old coupling that will come apart they would sell me, or better still a correctly manufactured new one? Summer is fast approaching and I want Saskia back on the road where she belongs! cheers John LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
