[Fot] Steering Racks - Update

[TR4 Tony]

All

I can't comment on the new MOSS racks - they may well be fine but I've gone
down a different route.

I did all the thinking on how to make the MOSS rack safe after two big
failures and with TR Enterprises in the UK got a mod to the standard rack
which deals with the tube pulling from the pinion housing quite elegantly.

Stopping the pinion nut falling off is less elegant, but again a cheap fix if
you want to use their rack. Recutting the threads for the track rod ends
correctly is easy enough.

If you want a weapons grade high reliability solution we have procured some
billet casing racks in RHD and if there is enough interest LHD racks could
probably be done in relatively short order now that all the development work
is over. I don't have a financial interest, but i do stand by my friends who
help me out so happy to assist.

Contact me off list if you are interested - tr4.tony at virgin.net

I'll be running the billet cased rack next month at Throckmorton, November on
the Rally of the Tests and then again in December on LEJOG. If anything will
fail on a TR4 it will do so on these gruelling events, so by January you'll
all know if it's B#500 GBP well spent on these racks.

Regards

Tony

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> On 16 Sep 2014, at 15:12, John Hasty <jhasty at mhc-law.com> wrote:
>
> I note that Racecrafters now has a 2.1 turn rack as well......
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Joe Alexander
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 8:05 PM
> To: fot at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] Steering Racks - Update
>
> Moss has worked with their supplier of steering racks on design
improvements
> and they are now available, once again.
>
> I suspect they are now equal to, or better than, OEM.
>
> However, due to modern era technology, they are making some kind of
> competition disclaimer. Understandable.
>
> For FOT piece of mind, there may be some things that can be done in your
shop
> to prevent separation of the assembly, as has been experienced in recent
> history.
>
> Some one might research that and report to the FOT at large.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Joe Alexander
> 645 1st Street
> Jesup, IA 50648
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