SpitfireGeorge Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Hi Guys, My steering wheel can be pulled out and in about 1/2 inch. Which joint needs to be adjusted to stop this and get it in the right position so that the horn pencil touches correctly? Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Probably going to be sliding joint in the cabin or possibly the clamp onto the rack in the engine bay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted April 29 Report Share Posted April 29 Push it downwards, then check the joint in the engine bay. Then pull it upwards, and recheck - if it has moved you'll see the difference. Even taking two photos on a phone to compare can show better than your own eyes. Easy enough to tighten up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted April 29 Author Report Share Posted April 29 Thanks guys. I will look at the engine bay tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve P Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 My Herald did the same, it had the original column and rack still undisturbed from 1968, it was the sliding joint under the dash,I just loosened the lock nut and tightened the Allen bolt a touch, weird sized Allen though,couldn't find one to fit in my collection but found a star key that fitted perfectly. S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted April 30 Report Share Posted April 30 yes the inner column has the slide to collapse on an impact wsm gives some simple clues on setting it up the outer column tube will also move as the dash clamp holds spring clamp a good heave ho will move both in or out ....its designed to move/collapse Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted May 12 Author Report Share Posted May 12 Hi Guys, Looked under the bonnet and the whole steering joint moves in and out. The splined shaft does not move in the joint so that is ok. How do I stop the whole joint moving? Cheers Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 Theres two splined shafts going into the coupling, the upper is the steering column and the lower is the rack. Have you checked both are tight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted May 12 Author Report Share Posted May 12 The upper one is definitely tight, where do I tighten the lower one? Cheers Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 The access is pretty poor but the coupling is made up of two identical halves with rubber mountings between the two. One half clamps to the rack input shaft and the other to the column shaft. Here it is from the free to download workshop manual and youve tigthened part 1 now to do part 7 using the clamp bolt 9 & 8. Also check the condition of rubbers and earth wire 3... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted May 12 Author Report Share Posted May 12 Thanks Johny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 Re the rubber bush’s item 4 modern poly bush’s are available I got a Set from SuperPro made here in Aus sold world wide, good quality and seem to be lasting well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 52 minutes ago, Peter Truman said: Re the rubber bush’s item 4 modern poly bush’s are available I got a Set from SuperPro made here in Aus sold world wide, good quality and seem to be lasting well I used those myself, an easy job and surprised to find they were black, not blue (not really sure if they improved the steering but they should last longer than the rubber items) but also had to send away for the correct grade of locking wire; I'd rather know if was the right stuff than finding out the hard way that it wasn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanMi Posted May 12 Report Share Posted May 12 Not all are that simple to rebush though some had bolts that were not wired and the end of the bolt was splayed, these are much harder if not impossible to rebush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted May 15 Report Share Posted May 15 On 12/05/2024 at 23:51, Colin Lindsay said: also had to send away for the correct grade of locking wire; I'd rather know if was the right stuff than finding out the hard way that it wasn't! Being Aussie I used standard local fencing galvanised wire if it lasts decades on farmers barbed wire and cyclone fencing it'll last on those bolts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted May 27 Author Report Share Posted May 27 Hi Guys, It was the lower bolt which was loose. Must have forgotten to tighten it when I installed the steering column. Cheers, Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Ooop steering is important so double checks are a good idea👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted May 28 Author Report Share Posted May 28 Got the car booked in to local garage next week to do an unofficial mot. They will also do wheel alignment and headlamps too. Hopefully they will find nothing serious. Cheers Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Anyone got a part number for the column joint poly bushes? I seem to have a blind spot on these and have failed to find them several times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Truman Posted May 28 Report Share Posted May 28 Josef look up SuperPro Steering Joint Kit SPF1179K. Ironically I brought mine on ebay ex UK when I could have brought direct from Superpro locally, cost about the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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