Paul H Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Vitesse mk2 Hi checking the steering and the rubbers on rack steering mounts are a little tired , is it worth moving to the solid alloy mounts offered by Canleys Any info appreciated Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 I did so on my cars 25 years ago, and always found them excellent. Mine were from Canleys....and the same ones are still fitted to my current car. Some people seem to find they create harshness, but no idea why. The 6 or so cars I have had them on have all been fine, and I appreciate the lack of movement. The other option is polybush, but I have them on my Toledo, and they are not as firm as the solid mounts, still allowing a bit of movement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 some are thick enough to locate against the rack abutements some are thinner and leave a good gap and rely on the mounts gripping the rack tube to arrest any shift . sorry Know idea who sell which Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted March 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: some are thick enough to locate against the rack abutements some are thinner and leave a good gap and rely on the mounts gripping the rack tube to arrest any shift . sorry Know idea who sell which Pete Hi Pete. Canleys sell them Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68vitesse Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 Fitted solid rack mounts years ago to my Vitesse never a problem, only thing to watch is are they wide enough to hold the small nylon plunger in. If not a piece of water hose and a jubilee clip works well to hold it in. Regards Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qu1ckn1ck Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 My solid mounts allowed the rack to slide particularly when using a hard lock at slow speeds to pull away from a kerb. Now have one solid mount and one rubber mount - a tip I read somewhere (maybe on here) and that has solved the rack movement problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted March 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Qu1ckn1ck said: My solid mounts allowed the rack to slide particularly when using a hard lock at slow speeds to pull away from a kerb. Now have one solid mount and one rubber mount - a tip I read somewhere (maybe on here) and that has solved the rack movement problem. Hi Quick. Where did you get your solid mounts from Thanks Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 46 minutes ago, Qu1ckn1ck said: My solid mounts allowed the rack to slide particularly when using a hard lock at slow speeds to pull away from a kerb. Now have one solid mount and one rubber mount - a tip I read somewhere (maybe on here) and that has solved the rack movement problem. That's interesting, but I can't see how one solid and one rubber does anything positive - two solid mounts should grip the rack; if it slides then there's something not right. The alloy mounts were intended to remove the sloppy feel from worn rubber, which allowed movement. Any benefit from one rubber mount will be cancelled by the opposite solid mount which will still grip but will also allow vibration through the rack, while the rubber won't grip anywhere nearly as solidly as the alloy mount so will still allow a degree of rack movement - the only way it wont is if it's sufficiently wide to butt against the brackets on the rack, in which case it will stop movement in one direction only and you need the same on the other end to address both directions. I'm actually going for poly mounts on my 1200 in place of the solid mountings solely for the reason of the nylon button on the rack, but haven't run rubber mountings on any of my cars in many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qu1ckn1ck Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Paul H said: Hi Quick. Where did you get your solid mounts from Thanks Paul Bought them from Rimmer, part number RR1370, cost £23.33 + Vat in September 2016. Made several attempts to stop the rack slipping before going for one solid and one rubber mounting which appears to have cured the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 nylon plug, part number 145108 its common part on all the small chassis racks , stops rough ground rack rattle as said most ally mounts allow this little sod to drop out , its held in by the rbber ones or the wide ally ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted March 12, 2018 Report Share Posted March 12, 2018 The original design on the 1959 Herald had solid rack mounts. Following the early motoring press reviews of the Herald, which stated vibration could be felt through the steering, the rubber insulated set-up was fitted in 1960. The Herald was the first Standard Triumph to have rack and pinion steering and all the research work was then carried over onto all Triumphs models of the 1960's/70's/80's. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 5:08 PM, Pete Lewis said: nylon plug, part number 145108 its common part on all the small chassis racks , stops rough ground rack rattle as said most ally mounts allow this little sod to drop out , its held in by the rbber ones or the wide ally ones See Courier number 454. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted March 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 Is 454 the April edition ? When is it due out Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 April? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave.vitesse Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 The nylon plunger wasn't fitted to the earlier racks. It appeared to be fitted on the Vitesse, slower speed, rack first. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 colins article was a month or so back As for the plunger ...just a triumph high spec upgrade Ha Was also used on many other uk manufactures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/17/2018 at 5:41 PM, Pete Lewis said: colins article was a month or so back You're using that bl**dy time machine again, I only e-mailed the article to Bernard last month for April 2018.... Come back to the present, there's nothing for you in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 20, 2018 Report Share Posted March 20, 2018 Being a bedfordshirite in france this week theres no hope Insider information stream is water logged and me sea weed has dried out Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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