Bulkhead Steering Column Bush again

[Transmitter Man]

Can someone correct me here.

I seem to remember reading in several past threads that there's not only a stock size replacement but someone found an even heavier duty and I believe physically larger bush fitting.

So, is there one or two different ones out there?

http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/Housings+&+In...

Phil
420 SEAC

[Jack Valiant]

Hi Phil

I cannot comment on the heavy duty option but i have done the like for like replacement. My view is that the original bearing lasted 23 years so the replacement one along side replacing the column U/J,s will out live me fella!

Chris

[hallsie]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, looks like Phil has pulled a very large transmitter from his Butt and is getting on with the job in hand!!!

Nice to see you back on here again!

Stu

[Transmitter Man]

LOL.

Time for you to visit Essex soon to look at the rolling chassis in all it's glory before the body's re-fitted.

Phil
420 SEAC

[Wedg1e]

Transmitter Man said:

http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/Housings+&+In...

Phil
420 SEAC

Phil, that's exactly the same type as I've used (and supplied to a couple of others on here) though I went for a slightly smaller bore than that, 17mm IIRC, and made a brass bush to match the bore to the column.
Any of them have to be an improvement over that daft rubbery thing that TVR fitted as standard. Obviously the column is not constantly rotating as, say, a machinery shaft would be, and the rack is fixed to the chassis, so the loads the bearing sees are fairly constant - it's more to do with keeping the weather out.

Edited by Wedg1e on Tuesday 20th August 23:44

[dixiebabes]

That's the bearing that i used Phil and it transforms the feel of the car. Best upgrade i have done so far to the car.

Dix

[Convert]

dixiebabes said:

That's the bearing that i used Phil and it transforms the feel of the car. Best upgrade i have done so far to the car.

Dix

I used the same one.

Totally agree Dix, it transformed the feel of the car.

[Toby Tram]

I also used the heavy duty bearing. But I had to contend with the Ford Granada column which is triangular in section. I had followed the Wedge Pages but that had a circular column.

I just bought a Granada bush with the triangular internal shape and fitted that into the bearing housing. The column was a tight fit into the Granada bush though and needed a little fettling. I intend to do a brass one sometime as well but the std one will do for the moment. However, I did find that it was essential to fit the Granada bush from the outside of the bulhead and slide the corresponding retaining clip (which can also be bought from Fbay) on to hold it in place. This stops it from drifting out of the housing (which happened once when I fitted it from the other side without a retaining clip!).

I also bought a extra bearing housing plate so that I could sandwich the fibreglass bulkhead. I decided that when you create the large hole to take the new bearing it left the bolt holes with insufficient material between them and the large hole for long term durability.

As with the other guys though, the steering is much improved over what it was.

Cheers

Adrian