Steering damper?

[petegardner_901]

Hi all

 

GT6 mark 3

At the end of the steering shaft just inside the car by the pedal box is a clamp with a kind of damper screw inset.

How does this work and how do you adjust it? Does it affect the heaviness of the steering?

Thanks

Pete

[JohnD]

A picture would be good.

AFAIK there is no steering damper.  I suspect that what you see is the steering column clamp, that allows it to collapse in a crash, and not spear you in the chest.   Common to many Triumphs, inc. before the GT6!

See: https://www.canleyclassics.com/?catalogue=triumph-gt6-mkiii&diagram=triumph-gt6-mkiii-steering-wheel-and-columns

There's a grub screw and locking nut with a bridge piece.  Part Nos. 125781, 125782, JN2110.

See also: https://www.triumphexp.com/forum/spitfire-and-gt6-forum.8/1965-spitfire-steering-column-clamp.1522402.1522628/

JOhn 

[Pete Lewis]

screen dump of the basic clues from jihns link

[petegardner_901]

Thanks Pete.

sorry - I could probably have found this - I know it drives you mad when we don’t look hard enough...😳

[Colin Lindsay]

Part number 6... I always wondered where the large round washer came from in the footwell every time I removed a steering column. It took me a number of years before I realised.