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Technical => Maintenance => Topic started by: Sweet Shock on July 29, 2011, 12:00:09 PM
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Iam about to change the bearings in my steering column. Does any one no where to get the bearings from and how hard this job is, are there any suprises thanx pete
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north island, south island, west island or tazzie??
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Close! Geelong
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hey pete check out the recent bubble window post, ;)
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Any one gets in this predicament for a Beddy steering warn bearing,replacement..u cant get them unless u buy the entire rack n pinnion,BUT we found a close match bearing alone,not cheap at $70ea and 2mm higher so u have to make a spacer for it,well thats wot my bro did,now it fist perfect & does the job great,yay!
Buy from:
RHP bearings- in Melbourne
Style code: LJT5/8Mb RR 5
Barcode numbers on back of box are-747023 004478
Made in England
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He's after bearings for the steering 'column' not the steering 'rack'.
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Yea there nylon bushes right ?
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Ive been told you can get them made up for about $ 70 at a engineer shop here. But I still have to check
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My steering wheel jutters when I'm doing 80 km/h or more down the motorway
Between brassy & the gold coast so it's not because of bad roads.
I'm guessing this could be from a worn steering column bush or bearing.
Is that the same symptoms you get ?
I know I need a new ball joint bush on the passenger side front end
I tried to check out Bedford manor but his website is gone does anyone
Know if he is still trading spart parts for bedfords?
Cheers
Ian
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my symptons are steering not comon back quik enough and slight tight steering, It was steering better before I changed the rack.
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yep robert at bedford manor is still trading was up there 2 weeks ago give him a call on 0402989175 top bloke only to happy to help tell him Gav from sydney said hi
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I take it you've checked the oil in the column.
Have you had the top off? (where it connects to the column), there are shims in there that can grind away or bind if no oil, also from not being adjusted correctly. check that bearing first
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I changed the bearing and replaced the shims as for the adjustment i put it back the way it came out, Can you adjust it with it on the van or do i have to take it off again, and how hard is it to adjust it. I have spare shims pete
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Basically it needs to have a bit of play, a couple of thou.
The haynes bedford manual might tell/show how, I don't have one handy to check
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I have a Question. I have adjusted my rack according to the book, but it seems tight, If I grab by the inner tierod I can move the rack with a bit of effort back and fourth. With other beddy racks I can move them quite freely. I used a fish scale (Spring balance) to get about 10lb. Any tighter and I cant move it. Does this sound right?? Also the rack is not on the beddy.
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My mistake again. Dam new scanner
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10lb would be just tight with a ratchet
They should be a bit tight, you shouldn't be able to push the tie rod arm to move the steering from lock to lock very easily by hand.
Bolt it up to the beam but don't connect the tie rods or steering column and try again. using the tie rod, push from lock to lock - getting started should be a bit hard but once going you should be able to get full travel. If thats good, bolt up your steering column and go lock to lock via the steering wheel, it should be a smooth motion from lock to lock.
If thats good, undo steering column, do your tie rods up, get the wheel pointing as straight as you can then align steering wheel when you bolt up the column (that is easier with 2 people
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Yea what your saying sounds about right, Turns fine with a spanner. It says 10 to 20lb, You would think 20lb would be pretty tight, Ill try mine at 10 lb. If I back off the preload yolk it gets easyer so I could always add another shim when Ive put the rack back on, thanx Busykiwi Pete