[TR] Tr3a split steering shaft bushing

[Art McEwen]

I successfully put the 1st one in at a 45 degree angle so that one of the ears was below the edge of the shaft. I used a flat screwdriver to help the other ear get started inside the shaft then pressed/tapped it down with a piece of hardwood.

The upper shaft that's still in the car might be more awkward.


On 04/27/20, Randall  <TR3driver at ca.rr.com> wrote:
> It's been awhile (they are only used in split column cars), but as I recall,
> I squeezed just the ears with water pump pliers (similar to channel lock
> pliers). Had to start at the very edge and force just a bit into the
> column, then take another "bite" and do it again. Once the buttons were
> roughly halfway into the column, I used a piece of pipe (or similar) to
> drive them the rest of the way into position.
> 
> Not sure if they count as "improved" or not. ISTR the ones I got (from TRF
> probably) had only nylon and rubber, and did not have the third layer of
> steel as the factory ones did. But it's possible I'm thinking of the ones I
> got for the Stag.
> 
> -- Randall 
> 56 TR3 TS13571L once and future daily driver
> 71 Stag LE1473 - awaiting engine rebuild
> 71-2-3 Stag - awaiting gearbox rebuild 
> 
> > So any trick to inserting them into the shaft? How tightly 
> > can I squeeze them? My current method is to use a hose clamp 
> > like a piston ring compressor. I bought the original style 
> > "unimproved" ones.
> 
> 
> 
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