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 <goalie_john@yahoo.co.uk> 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
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