John Try looking under the dashboard of a Morris Marina (and Ital??) where you will find a joint in as new condition. and it will fit as it is the correct age.
that said Marinas are getting a bit thin in the scrapyards now, might have to dig around at the back. shouldn't be a prob with refittin gthe old one, just get a bit of play in the steering. colin --- John Hobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.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.
