Transit Power Steering Rack

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey Rogue, we just bolted the rack straight to the new bracket, and the new bracket to the crossmember.

george.

[Rogue Trooper]

Hi Guys

Those of you with the Transit racks in, could you post up a couple of pictures of how you connected the rack to the steering column please? George said earlier that his lined up but mine doesn't. It looks like it will need a couple of universals.

Thanks.

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey Rogue, the reason why mine may of lined up to with in a degree, could be because i ripped out my whole bedford steering, from the rack up to the steering wheel, and fitted a custom steering column and wheel linked to the transit rack. I had one uni on the rack and one on the column and a 2" bit of shaft to join the 2, and to our surprise when we turned the wheel the rack turned. I will search my pics and see if i have any clear pics.

george

[Rogue Trooper]

I've got an EB Faimont column in mine but it doesn't matter how you set it up there is no way that they would line up unless you moved the steering rack more to the drivers side.

[Bas / NZ]

Mine lined up real close, will find some old photo's when I get back to NZ. Bas

[Rogue Trooper]

It might be down to what my definition of 'lining up' means but some pictures would be great. Thanks very much.

[Dano]

ditto that...... scored a rack for $250.00 in Perth.Now to get onto the Bannana benders...LOL steering mob.

[VanWolf]

Danno,
Any news on costs from the Queenslanders? I will be doing my engine replacement in Dec hols and will do the power steering at the same time.

[Rogue Trooper]

Well contrary to me saying earlier that the rack didn't line up with the steering column, in the end it did and quite well so it shows that I have no idea what I'm talking about.

The rack is in and works really well and even with it not working under power it's much nicer steering than the standard Bedford one as I found out when we loaded the van onto the tow truck to bring it home at long last.

One of the pics with my big fat hand in it pulling back the boot shows where my rack was extended. Rather than George's method in which he had new arms made up mine had this insert made up and installed between the arm and the rack. It's the bit with the notch out of the top for a spanner for those who have no idea what I'm talking about.

I don't have any pictures of the actual bracket yet but will take some when I yank it out to get it powder coated but here are some in the meantime of how it is sitting in the van.

[Dano]

nah sorry Van wolf, just been moving house, pretty much all done now, will get back onto it soon as poss...

Danno,
Any news on costs from the Queenslanders? I will be doing my engine replacement in Dec hols and will do the power steering at the same time.

those pics are horny!, except for the not fat but VERY hairy hand (thing) I think I'm gunna have a hard time with mine as the balancer is just over the standard rack