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Re: steering question

To: "Mark and Kathy" <mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>,
Subject: Re: steering question
From: "Richard Bittmann" <edmyed@harbornet.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:27:22 -0800
Thanks Magnus,  I checked the kingpin stops and the wheel is fully locked at 
each side.  As I mentioned, I haven't finally set the cross rod length for 
camber so this may make some small difference.  Richard Bittmann BJ7 Tacoma

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Magnus Karlsson" <magnuskarlsson@bornet.net>
To: "Healey Lista" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Cc: "Richard Bittmann" <edmyed@harbornet.com>; "Mark and Kathy" 
<mgtrcars@galaxyinternet.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 1:09 AM
Subject: Re: steering question


> Hi,
>
> I think my answer may have been a little too quick. Seeing the  replies I 
> realize that I was not really concentrated. Mark asked, - what is an 
> outgoing axle? Well that is Swenglish (a mix between  Swedish and English) 
> for the outgoing shaft in the steering box. I  also didn4t notice that you 
> wrote 1 and 2/3. I read it as 2/3. Now  when I can see clearer I think 
> that the difference between your  revolutions to the left and the right 
> just might be correct. I don4t  remember the exact difference but I recall 
> that there always is one.  Probably due to the design of the worm. On the 
> king pins there are  two small triangular stops on each side located at 
> the bottom. If  both wheels on each side turn to lock on these stops you 
> should be  fine otherwise there might be a problem. Please let me know if 
> that  is the case.
>
> Magnus Karlsson
> Sweden
> 23 dec 2005 kl. 23.37 skrev Richard Bittmann:
>
>> Hi Magnus,  Thanks for your reply.  As I recall, the steering and  Idler 
>> arms are adjustable by 1/4 revolutions due to wider splines  at those 
>> locations. Do you think I'm off by that far?  Wouldn't 1/4  turn throw 
>> everything off too far?  I haven't set the cross rod  length finally but 
>> now have it set so that the center to center  dimension is 22 1/8".  What 
>> do you think now? Richard Bittmann
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Magnus Karlsson" 
>> <magnuskarlsson@bornet.net>
>> To: "Healey Lista" <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 1:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: steering question
>>
>>
>>> Sounds to me like you positioned the steering arm in the wrong 
>>> position on the outgoing axle.
>>>
>>> Magnus Karlsson
>>> Sweden
>>> 23 dec 2005 kl. 21.50 skrev Richard Bittmann:
>>>
>>>> Hello All,
>>>> I just finished my steering restoration and when I turn the   steering 
>>>> wheel
>>>> lock to lock I get 1 2/3 revolutions to the left and 1 1/4 
>>>> revolutions to the
>>>> right.  What did I do wrong??    Richard Bittmann BJ7




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