Just to clarify a little ... the reason you must "squeeze" the
rubber coupling is to put into a state of torque, this allows the
steering to be direct ... that is you don't have to torque the
coupling before it begins to move the steering ... this is considered
a "good thing". The same applies to rubber "donuts" used in some
final drive connectiions. The one I am most familiar with is the
Lotus 23B ... I helped change a number of these and they are ...
a "bitch" ... but they get the job done ...
>Bob, Bob and Aaron,
>
> Great advice on the steering coupling. Since I had the steering
>out of the car I used the bench vice to squeeze the coupling into the proper
>dimension and the process was easy. I still can't help but think that the
>original rubber couplings didn't need clamping to assemble.
>
> Guys, Thanks again for the help.
--
Bill Pugh
1957 TR3 TS16765L
aka
Casper
AnnaBelle Pugh
1970 TR6 CC59179L
aka
Rosey
Wallace, CA
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