Sunday 17 October 2010

Steering Rack and Front Suspension

Today I finished fitting the Steering rack.
Apart from having to file the brackets out a little, to fit the rack, it went in very easily. The bolts were a little long, so they were cut down (a bit more weight out!!).


Before fitting the front wishbones, the powder coating in the bolt holes needed to be cleaned out.  I also measured and cut the bolts down in advance.
The lower wishbones were fitted first, loosly fitting the bolts, so I could assemble the upright and upper wishbone.
The uprights are steel lightweight specials, which are actually lighter than the alloy ones available, I did have to tap out the powdercoating, but again, no other problems with fitting them.
The washers were fitted, but only to hold the bones in a rough position, as I want to get proper spacers made to replace them.
With the balljoints fitted, the front suspension is assembled, although it needs to be setup.


2 comments:

  1. Its all gone a bit quiet steve????

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  2. First I'm congrats you! for replacing a steering rack.One of the most difficult things to design and build on a car is the steering mechanism.Clips are really useful.Good going.
    Steering Rack

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