<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Always possible, back off the peg a small amount and give the steering wheel a push-pull. <div><br></div><div>Conversely, snug the peg down (not tight but tighter than you would normally allow) and see if your linkage slack is gone. </div><div><br></div><div>A bit shade tree, but should work as a quick test. </div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my TRS80</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On May 26, 2021, at 4:39 PM, David Friedlander <forzion7@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">The idler lever (Moss illustration item 65) is tight. No movement. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">I've installed the Delrin silentbloc bushings in the steering linkage </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">center rod.... No one component seems to have play on its own: It </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">just seems like the assembly moves together. Any possibility the</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">steering box end float is off?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000099">Dave</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:18 PM Philip Gott <<a href="mailto:vfracing@aol.com">vfracing@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Dave;<div>From memory with my TR3B, that seems pretty good. It’s a very subjective measurement because you are working against the rubber in the opposite tire (presumably on the ground). The fact that there is zero play at 6 & 12 indicates that the bearings are indeed installed correctly, provided the wheel spins freely. The 3 steering will have more play than the rack and pinion set up. </div><div>If you are still concerned, have a look at the idler arm on the passenger side. That can be a source of free play, a bit more so with the passenger side wheel.</div><div>Regards,</div><div>Phil Gott<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 26, 2021, at 4:52 PM, David Friedlander via NET <<a href="mailto:net@newenglandtriumphs.org" target="_blank">net@newenglandtriumphs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Thanks, Bill.
There is no movement when testing at the 6 and 12 o'clock positions (bearings are new and appropriately tightened). </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">I suppose it could be the linkage but, since all parts are new, I wouldn't know where to start. Not sure how to 'tighten up' the front end linkage. Maybe I've been 'spoiled' by the rack-and-pinion setup I installed in my TR6, some years back. Even the peg on the steering box drop arm is new...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Dave</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 3:43 PM bill beecher <<a href="mailto:notakitcar@yahoo.com" target="_blank">notakitcar@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Is it in the linkage or the wheel bearings? If you can get that movement when you grab the wheel at 12 & 6, then re-check the bearing tightness. <div><br></div><div>If the linkage, and not the steering box, check the bushings in the idler arm. BTDT. </div><div><br></div><div>Bill</div><div>TS30800L<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my TRS80</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On May 26, 2021, at 1:37 PM, David Friedlander <<a href="mailto:forzion7@gmail.com" target="_blank">forzion7@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Hey all ~<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">I've rebuilt the front suspension and steering on my TR3A </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">including the steering box and all steering components. I have </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">checked fit and function as best as I can but, with the front </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">end on jackstands and grabbing the wheel at the 3 and 9 </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">o'clock positions
, I note that there is about 1/4 to 3/8" "play." </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Is this normal? Should there be zero play in the front wheels?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Thanks for any insights....</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">Dave Friedlander</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">'59 TR3A</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,153)">'74 TR6</div></div>
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