Before I put the gearbox back in after finding the culprit of my second gear problem (me), I’m turning my attention to a steering question while the car is jacked up
five years ago I had the body off my mk3 spitfire and rebuilt a rolling chassis
I rebuilt the front suspension and steering, the only parts not replaced were the vertical links and steering rack, I replaced and greased the rack boots and installed a new all metal coupling, I did remove a shim from the rack to deal with excessive steering wheel play
I replaced the trunnions and misguidedly filled them with grease
tyre pressures are 26psi and the steering wheel is original, toe in seems ok
my problem is the steering is very stiff and heavy at low speeds
Could my greased trunnions be causing the problem or perhaps the rack itself?
thanks Julian