Michael -
I have the solid rack mounts pictured here (
http://www.goodparts.com/parts_susp_steer.html ). Not sure what you are
referring to as " the rack brackets don't touch the frame". These mounts
enclose the rack and sit on the cross-member, does your 74 have other
brackets needed for mounting also?
Gary R.
http://www.icer.net/TR6.html
74 TR6
Woodbury, CT
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Campsmith, Michael
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 8:37 AM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: solid steering rack mounts
>
> Group--
>
> This weekend I installed my newly-painted steering rack using
> solid aluminum mounts. But the mounts are about 1/8 inch
> thicker than the stock rubber mounts and now the bottom of
> the rack brackets don't touch the frame.
>
> Does anyone have solid mounts and the same experience? Or do
> I need to reduce the mount thickness so the rack will be in
> contact with the frame?
>
> P.S. Thanks for the tip on the zerk fitting and lube
> procedures. I have owned the car since 1987 and never
> greased the rack in all that time. Amazingly there was still
> some old grease in there, and not too much crud from the
> split boots. And I was even able to install the new boots
> without an excess of bad words.
>
> Michael Campsmith
> 1974 TR6 (now in slightly less than a million pieces)
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