Build Diary - 4th July 2005
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Started off tonight by re-fitting the top rocker arms the right way up! They went on a lot easier the second time round! Next up was the steering column. The std sierra column drops onto two brackets welded to the chassis, and through a collar in the drivers footwell. The column needed spacing away from the brackets to avoid fouling the upper steering universal joint. |
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I ended up using about 8 repair washers to get the correct spacing. The steering seemed very stiff once I had fitted the column. This turned out to be the nylon bush fitted to the column, it was binding in the collar welded to the chassis. A few minutes with a file sorted that one out! |
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Tiger supply some nice poly bushes for the rack. These need cutting at the bottom so they can be fitted over the rack. The mounting brackets then need drilling out with a 10mm drill bit. |
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Next up was to fit the lower part of the steering shaft. This consists of a top & middle UJ, a centre support bearing and a lower UJ. It would have been a lot easier to fit the lower UJ to the rack prior to fitting the rack, but you live and learn! |
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The Centre support is fitted to a pre drilled hole in the chassis. |
