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Re: Another LBC back on the road

To: british-cars@Alliant.COM
Subject: Re: Another LBC back on the road
From: mit-eddie!wsl.dec.com!kent@EDDIE.MIT.EDU
Date: Sun, 13 May 90 18:03:47 PDT
        Yeah, like Darrel says, I've never been able to get my steering rack 
        tight enough either. I don't want to go to the aluminuim mounts, anyone 
        have any hints for getting the sucker tight?

(For those of you that have lost track, this is about TR-4A steering
racks, and is equally applicable to TR250, -5, and -6.)

I just went through this yesterday, and mine isn't tight enought
either. I can see two problems.

One is that the holes in the plates that go underneath the U-bolts
aren't long enough. I realized this after reassembling the second time,
and had lost patience. I'll get it next time.

The other is that you really seem to need to have a compressor tool to
hold the U-bolts in place. The factory manual shows one, TRF's TR250
manual shows another, but neither seems to be available. I may figure
out how to make one from threaded rod stock and go into business.

Anyone have any ideas? mjb, I know you've told me how to do this in the
past, but try as I might, I can't make your directions work...


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