You could also have a dismounted & remounted steering rack.
Gregory W. Smith http://users.desupernet.com/gsmith/
Member, Central Pennsylvania Triumph Club
1980 Spitfire 1500 "for the wife" :)
1980 TR7 Spider v8 (in progress)
1980 TR7 30th Anniversary Edition (deceased)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mostrom, Paul
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2000 12:13 PM
To: 'Spitfires@autox.team.net'
Subject: Tires size on a Spit
One more thing that I can think off, but it would be very unlikely:
Check the number of turns it takes to go from center to lock, both
directions.
Is it the same? If you can turn it farther one way than the other, either
the
steering rack is messed up, or the tie-rods have been replaced with one
going
on a lot further than the other. For a vehicle with a steering sector
rather
than rack and pinion, this happens when the steering gear sector shaft gets
twisted from impact. I don't think the same thing could happen to rack and
pinion, but it's easy to check.
Thanks,
Paul Mostrom
'77 Spitfire 1500
> '80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle)
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