Hi Charlie and Bruce, in re :
>
> Isn't there also another connection that needs to be made between
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> the lowest portion of the shaft (below the second flex joint) and
> the steering rack? It is the rack that actually provides the
> ultimate ground contact.
>
> I found my horns wouldn't work until I rigged a bogus flexible
> connection between the shaft bottom and the rack. I never did figure
> out why I had lost continuity to the rack ground.
>
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>Charlie Farwell 1962 TR4 #CT3852L
>cfarwell@lucent.com
>
Yes, ISTR a ground wire & eyelet that attach under the plug where you
add oil to the pinion gear -- the plug that's often replaced with a
grease (OIL!) fitting after tapping it out to a pipe thread. Was this
improvement done on this car ? You might look for this slight `improve-
ment' and see if the PO remembered the ground wire.
Best regards,
Tom Tweed
SW Ohio
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