[TR] 4A engine question
Darrell Walker
darrellw360 at mac.com
Sun Feb 7 09:50:28 MST 2021
That does seem fairly small. My car also had signs of rubbing. There are shims available to get a bit more lift. I do know that the stock clearance isn’t enough to get the fan belt off, so that at least gives you an upper target.
-Darrell
> On Feb 7, 2021, at 8:26 AM, Jim Henningsen <trguy75 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> How much clearance should there be between the steering rack and the front
> fan crank extension? On my recently acquired 67 4A, I have visible wear on
> the crank extension from rubbing the steering rack. I replaced both engine
> mounts that needed to be changed with new round ones. The car had a
> rectangular one and a round one on the other side. Go figure. I now have
> only .010 inch space between the rack and extension. I suppose any amount
> is good, but that seems small. Thoughts?
> Thanks,
> Jim Henningsen
> Ocala FL
> 34471
>
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