Help with pressing in the column bearings
Discussion
Hi there,
my attempts to press the column bearings into the two brackets failed so far. I used a G clamp and tried washing up liquid and machine oil - as the build manual suggests. After half of the job is done, the rubber buttons won't go into the hole! Removing the powder coating of the bracket didn't help too.
Any suggestions?
my attempts to press the column bearings into the two brackets failed so far. I used a G clamp and tried washing up liquid and machine oil - as the build manual suggests. After half of the job is done, the rubber buttons won't go into the hole! Removing the powder coating of the bracket didn't help too.
Any suggestions?
...... by using a bar/tube as an alignment tool and slight twisting of the top mounting bracket with some decent grips.. Its only a slight misalignment and likely occured during chassis production but when corrected gives silky smooth column operation without the removal of material/polishing process some builders have carried out.
Im sure if you build without correcting alignment and polish a running clearance you will soon have worn column bushes and excess lift (MOT issue).. The correction takes less than 5 minutes.
G luck
Im sure if you build without correcting alignment and polish a running clearance you will soon have worn column bushes and excess lift (MOT issue).. The correction takes less than 5 minutes.
G luck
I struggled too. I covered the st out of mine in washing liquid and also chamfered the front edge a little too (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQg1IsrJ818/TYxr_nAMBvI/AAAAAAAAC30/H3mZT-UCM4g/s1600/ch-1.gif)
I didn't think doing this would be an issue as the back edge would also be full size and I really didn't see it moving around much when the washing liquid dried up and the rubber was touching powdercoating.
I didn't think doing this would be an issue as the back edge would also be full size and I really didn't see it moving around much when the washing liquid dried up and the rubber was touching powdercoating.
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