steering parts?

[JABBER]

My B3 shelled 90 has an issue... I can't seem to free up the steering adjustment to get her tracked up OK, Any ideas as to where I can renew the relevant bits for a reasonable cost?


Rob

[Phil Payne]

Originally Posted by JABBER

My B3 shelled 90 has an issue... I can't seem to free up the steering adjustment to get her tracked up OK, Any ideas as to where I can renew the relevant bits for a reasonable cost?


Rob

Most of the people doing four-wheel alignment frequently find it necessary to use real heat (oxy-acetylene) to loosen the adjustments.

[Corey]

Freeing it up yourself saves an awful lot of money, on most of the ur's we have in for alignment we spend most of the time freeing up the tie rods on the front and rear.
After you have free'd everything up and stripped it down to its component pieces reassemble with a good high temperature grease (not coppergrease), that way when you come to have the alignment done x amount of years later you will still beable to undo it.
However if there is any play or wear in the ends of the tie rods replace them (but still do the high temp grease part).

HTH's

[JimH]

Remove the adjustable track rod(s) from the car. Undo the balljoint fromt he strut end, and the bolts where the track rod attaches to the rack. If it's the same as the ur rack, be careful - the 2 bolts have nuts you have to undo from underneath, and the rack is threaded where the bolts go through as well. You have to remove the nuts from underneath first, or you'll shear the heads off the bolts (BTDT).

Once the rod(s) are off, you need heat (blow torch), a decent vice bolted down to a sturdy bench, and a large stilson wrench is handy. They can be very tight, and loosening them on the car is often impossible.

[Phil Payne]

Originally Posted by JimH

Undo the balljoint from the strut end, ...

That can sometimes be as nasty - it's quite easy to destroy one that's been in for a while.

[JABBER]

Thanks for the advice Gents.
Have tried the oxy-acetylene route, these bolt haven't been moved for years....
Think Pete at Q corner is going to bail me out on this, going to absolutely smoother the joints in High temp grease, very much right on that one!

Rob

[Phil Payne]

Originally Posted by JABBER

Thanks for the advice Gents.
Have tried the oxy-acetylene route, these bolt haven't been moved for years....
Think Pete at Q corner is going to bail me out on this, going to absolutely smoother the joints in High temp grease, very much right on that one!

Rob

Slide a piece of cycle inner tube on the rod before you adjust it. Once adjusted, grease it, slide the inner tube over the adjustment, and cable tie in place.