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Re: [Spridgets] Tight Steering

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Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Tight Steering
From: Marc <smarc@smarc.net>
Date: Sun, 04 May 2008 23:25:55 -0400
   The  rack  has no zerk that I can find... I filled it with gear oil...
   If  this  is  definitely  wrong,  I suppose it can be corrected... How
   would you grease the rack?
   Anyway,  turning  my attention back to the kingpins, tightening up the
   nuts really stiffens them up quite a bit, enough to nearly lock up the
   steering,  so  perhaps  they weren't done properly. I've purchased and
   installed  rebuilt  kingpins  in  an  MGB, maybe now is a good time to
   learn  how  to  rebuild  my  own  spridget  kingpins. Our club has the
   kingpin reamer....
   Instead  of castellated nuts with a cotter pin, the kingpin only has a
   nyloc nut, which makes me a little uncomfortable...
   So I'm thinking I'll pull the kingpins, tear them down, and see what I
   can  see... Maybe they weren't properly assembled and/or reamed as has
   been suggested.
   On  the  MGB,  I simply used a floor jack to compress the spring under
   the  weight  of  the  car. Is this method viable on the Midget? Better
   way? Possible to get a spring compressor in there?
   Where can I source the proper castellated nuts?
   Any  advice  on  the  kingpin  removal  /  assembly  /  setup  process
   gratefully received!
Marc

   David Lieb wrote:

With the front wheels off the ground, it took much force to spin the
steering wheel. I spent a while (hours!) flushing out the rack, and
refilled it. Now you can turn it from lock to lock with one finger. It
moves smoothly.

Marc,
WHAT did you fill it with? The early Spridgets used the Morris Minor
steering rack which used oil, but your 1973 has a Triumph rack which should
be greased. The easy way to tell seems to be that if it has a grease
fitting, it wants to be oiled, if it does NOT have a zerk, it somehow wants
you to grease it.
David
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