Steering Rack refurbisher sought

[Qu1ckn1ck]

Looking for a company that rebuilds "classic" steering rack and pinion assemblies in the Herts/Beds/Cambs area (for my other car).

[Pete Lewis]

whats wrong most of the rack is diy  shim adjustable  apart from the end bushes ??? 

11 hours ago, Qu1ckn1ck said:

for my other car

is this the newly acquired MG   

Pete

[Qu1ckn1ck]

1 minute ago, Pete Lewis said:

whats wrong most of the rack is diy  shim adjustable  apart from the end bushes ??? 

is this the newly acquired MG   

Pete

MOT Advisory about the excessive movement at the joint where the steering tie bars join the ends of the rack.  Individual replacement parts, e.g.  tie bar, spring, pad, etc are no longer available so new or recon rack assy required but none of the many MG dealers have any stock or even a promise of delivery at the moment.  I am intending to replace nearly all suspension and steering components anyway as they are all very tired at 98K miles.

We may have found a possible refurbisher through a contact of a contact but uncertain if non-availability of parts will scupper a rebuild so looking for a possible alternative refurbisher.

Nick 

[Pete Lewis]

stick to triumphs the end spherical is easy to adjust by add or remove a shim 

so MG is a fixed   , i have in the past on a R25  had the joint re rolled to remove some play  , but needs a good lathe and roller box affair 

the place in town has disappeared 

its adjustable   

 

 

ebay   ???   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182661603783?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818143230%26meid%3Daf8b52f3bdda4ad0a3531067f01a6da6%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D312475547107%26itm%3D182661603783%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1

 

Pete

[Qu1ckn1ck]

On 11/09/2021 at 09:51, Pete Lewis said:

stick to triumphs the end spherical is easy to adjust by add or remove a shim 

so MG is a fixed   , i have in the past on a R25  had the joint re rolled to remove some play  , but needs a good lathe and roller box affair 

the place in town has disappeared 

its adjustable   

 

 

ebay   ???   https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/182661603783?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818143230%26meid%3Daf8b52f3bdda4ad0a3531067f01a6da6%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D312475547107%26itm%3D182661603783%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1

 

Pete

Thanks for the video Pete.  What is he in real life - a butcher ?   

At least my mechanic has the proper tool for unscrewing and screwing up the steering rack end caps. I guess if all else fails we can resort to just tightening the caps  a tad like our American friend and hoping that will do for the time being. 

[Pete Lewis]

agree some guys tooling are a bit ......wild butcher might be a bit  lean

i dont know of him 

Pete