Anyone got any thoughts on how the sierra columm cast mount behind the wheel is best fixed to the brackets on the chassis? MK gave me a couple of metal slugs to downsize the holes in the casting, I was thinking it may be nice to rubber mount with some suspension type bushes or should it be totally solid?

I've got the same problem, was just going to get some of the metal bush inserts from MK and then just put a large washer over the top to hold it in place but something a bit nicer would be good.

Rich.

The bushes from MK were longer than the holes are deep if you know what i mean, not sure if deliberate or not but if I used them as is even with big washers then it would not secure the column.
I was thinking like Hellfires build of some rubber "top hats " and then big washers, just to soak up a little vibration?

You shouldn't need to soak up any vibration... You are effectively mounting the sleeve of the column between the bulkhead mount and the 'cast' mount as you describe it...

If your looking to remove vibration from the steering wheel then rubber couplings in the column extension are what you want. My steering downlink has no rubber in at all and you get to know exactly what is happening under the front wheels. Each to their own I suppose.

IMHO if there is movement in the column when the SVA tester yanks it you will fail.

Cheers

The top hats we manufactured were made from aluminium and they do the job quite nicely.



Steering column tophats

[Edited on 3-7-04 by Hellfire]

Why did Uncle Henry make those holes so big? I can`t recall anything being in them when I plundered the column?

On my locost I just used a couple of big washers each side to clamp the column, that's all there was on the original.

Macspeedy dun this

Bushes to reduce bolt size

Thanks for the help, solid metal spacers it is then, and big washers and rubber gloves instead

Need to move on now got all worried about the"right" way of lashing up brakes!

Talking about the steering colomn, how does the colomn connect here to the chassis? Basically i don't have anything from the donor to use.

At last something I do know!
Your pic shows half of a worn out column bushing. There is also an outer and a big rubber grommet holder thing!
You need a column bush kit which you should get from a good motor factor or ford or MK but I think I had their last one.

Blimey fitting steering in less than a week

ReMan, the holes are that size to help ford with their 'manufacturers tollerances'

Benzine, does this help?
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I did it today with an M10 bolt with a big washer on it. The M10 nuts kan fit inside the big hole and the big washers hold the whole thing in place. Works perfect. I thirst thought i had to machine 2 alu bits like Helfire did bur this works also.

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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
Benzine, does this help?

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The rubber fits inside a suitable size hole, and the aluminiun cap presses over it to tighten everything up, your donor should have had one
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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
The rubber fits inside a suitable size hole, and the aluminiun cap presses over it to tighten everything up, your donor should have had one

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lolocost sells the sierra steering column bush kit and dare I say it you can't go wrong at their prices on this item. sure motor factors would sell them or be able to get hold of them too.

Ned.

ps sorry just noticed how old this thread is, was doing a search you see..

[Edited on 6/1/05 by ned]