I had the same problem when I replaced the inner ball joints last fall, Scott.
I didn't want the binding, and found some thinner shims from an old Spitfire
rack. I just mixed the shims until I had no play and no binding when
reassembled with a fair amount of grease. It drove me nuts, but I finally got
them to move freely without any play. I can try to find some more shims for
you if you would like.-- Jay
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From: Scott Janzen via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
To: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, Jun 9, 2017 12:43 am
Subject: [Fot] Spitfire and GT6 steering rack question
I found a bit of play in the inner ball joint and adjusted it by adding shims.
I can get it to a zero play setting, but when I then re-assemble it with the
spring behind the cup, the thing binds. It takes a decent amount of pressure on
the disconnected tie rod to move it - it?s about the same length as a 3/8?
ratchet wrench and it feels like I have to put 10+ ft-lb on it to get it to
move.
The inner ball joints have steel, not nylon, cups. Question is, do I want this
bind? What purpose does the spring really serve if the thing is adjusted
properly?
I have confirmed that I can push the spring fully into the rack - i.e., it is
not protruding when fully compressed which would have the effect of acting like
additional shims.
Or, have I missed something? There?s not much to this mechanism, but maybe I?m
missing something obvious.
Last minute stuff before the K Cup!
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