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Re: [TR] Tight Steering

To: wbeech@flash.net, triumphs@autox.team.net, Bmcu@autox.team.net,
Subject: Re: [TR] Tight Steering
From: DLylis@aol.com
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 18:38:40 EDT
All of the advice about the tires and the wheels is good advice.  On a  good 
day the steering is heavier than your every day car.  Make certain  that the 
adjusting screw for the steering rocker arm is not too tight.   Loosen the jam 
nut with a 5/8 wrench and loosen the screw, then reseat it making  sure that 
it is not too tight.  If the steering box has been rebuilt, which  it sounds 
like it has, this may not have been set properly at reassembly.   Another 
villian here may be the preload on the bearings in the box supporting  the worm 
may 
be too tight.  This can not be properly corrected without  removing the box so 
try all other solutions first.  
I believe the castor on these cars is "0" so you will not find a return to  
center as you find on modern cars.





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