[TR] TR3 Steering Rack Conversion?

terryrs at comcast.net terryrs at comcast.net
Sun May 25 17:35:04 MDT 2008


Powder Coating in the Oven

Alas, brave man, inspiration to us all,
Soon to meet his maker, or send his wife to the mall.


Good luck, Randall!


-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com> 

> > The only part 
> > IMO that you will have to farm out is the replacement of the 
> > rocker shaft bush 
> 
> Changing the bushing was trivial, compared to getting the Pitman arm off the 
> rocker shaft. Threaded rod, flat washers and a socket or two. And the 
> easiest way to remove the seal is to pull it out with the bushing, IMO. 
> 
> > Follow the directions and pay close attention to 
> > the tolerances 
> 
> I'll second that ! After years and years of doing it "by feel", I finally 
> re-checked my work with a cheap dial indicator (indicator and magnetic base 
> $20 from Enco) and found I was missing the mark by .004". The results of 
> that rebuild were truly eye-opening; it steered great ! 
> 
> Another mistake I think some people make is to not have the top adjustment 
> backed off (or removed entirely) while setting the shaft end float. 
> 
> But the main thing that stopped me from even considering a R&P conversion 
> was the loss of the non-rotating control head and turn signals. To me, it's 
> part of the car, and having an MGA turn signal mounted on the dash Just 
> Ain't Right. 
> 
> My two pence, YMMV, etc. 
> Randall - gonna try curing some PC in the kitchen oven while SWMBO is 
> napping ... 
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