Mike,
Very common condition. Quite a few people use the steering wheel as an
aid to getting in and out of the car which contributes to the problem.
There are pieces of felt that serve to hold the steering column firmly
that compress over time as well as bushings inside the column that will
show some slop. I bought a rebuild kit from TRF and took everything
apart. I ended up using some of the old felt strip in addition to the
new ones to really make it snug. The project is involved, can be
confusing and you would need to be rather detailed about how you take
things apart to aide in putting things back together correctly but it
very doable, especially with the help from the list. I took the
opportunity to clean up some wiring behind the dash, and to clean and
repaint the steering column. Came out great. I dont know of any
improvements, maybe others do but I found my column to be pretty nice
once the repair was done and I felt it didnt need any "improvements".
Aaron
Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
Topsham, Maine
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Barron <mbarron37@comcast.net>
To: Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 09:39:14 -0500
Subject: [TR] Tr6 Steering wheel and column
Group,
Over the last couple of years I have felt that the steering wheel has
channeled more vibration up through the column than it use to, and have
attributed it to the difference between modern cars and 1973.
However, on my
last drive, I decided to play around with it, and noticed that there
was a bit
of side-to-side play.
Visual inspection shows that when the wheel is moved up or down, or
side to
side, the entire column moves back and forth, not much, but enough to
feel
when I hit a bump. Visual inspection did not reveal any loose nuts or
bolts
either in the engine bay or underneath.
First, is this a common condition for the old cars? If not, has anyone
improved the condition, and how?
Thanks in advance for your thought concerning this.
Mike
Mike Barron CPM GRI
166 Beach Drive
Lake Tapawingo, MO 64015
816 229 5194
fax 816 229 0557
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