[Fot] To hold the steering wheel in place for alignment

[Joe Curry]

You are correct sir.  But the weight doesn't have to be on the bottom of the
centered wheel.  It just has to be at the bottom of the wheel when the
steering is centered.  Then after you have all the adjustments done, you can
remove the wheel and properly position it.

On a Spitfire or other car with a similar steering shaft (with a cam that
cancels the turn signal), you not only center the rack, but you also have to
then make sure that the cam is in the correct position (to the left between
the cancelling dogs of the switch) and then make sure that the wheel is
centered.

Joe C.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Preiss [mailto:spreiss at verizon.net] 
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 2:06 AM
To: Joe Curry; 'jim hearn'; fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] To hold the steering wheel in place for alignment

Just centering the wheel does not ensure that the steering is centered. My
TR3 has no doubt had the steering wheel removed many times! I've removed it
three or four times myself during the past two years of ownership. (Love
those trafficators!) To center of the steering one must measure the degrees
of rotation lock to lock and find the center point. The wheel position can
then can be adjusted as required to center it. It may take a couple of
tries, since the splines are quite closely spaced. Coincidentally,
adjustment of the steering box (And perhaps the rack and pinion, though I
have no experience with one) should also be performed at "center lock", as
is stated in the manuals. This results in the tightest steering action
throughout the movement without binding in the center, where wear is least.
Steve Preiss
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist at cox.net>
To: "'jim hearn'" <jimhearn1 at comcast.net>; <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:06 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] To hold the steering wheel in place for alignment


> When I worked in a front end shop way back in High school, the owner had
> made a weight (about 10 pounds) with hooks on it that he would place on
the
> bottom of the wheel when he centered it.  If the front end moved while
doing
> adjustments, the weight would return it to center.
>
> Joe C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net
> [mailto:fot-bounces+spitlist=cox.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of jim
hearn
> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 3:27 PM
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] To hold the steering wheel in place for alignment
>
> Is it enough to tie (with rope) the steering wheel in opposite directions
to
> stop movement in order to align for toe?  If not, is there some other
method
> that works.  Jim
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