Power steering

[restoreid]

Hey George I need some more info about your power steering  I understand how the rack is installed but what steering column did you use & the connection between the column & the rack all info would be good Cheers Reid

[Gordon]

Hi Reid. pretty uncanny to see your post. I've just spent a couple of hours under my CF1 fine tuning my mocked up bracket for my Transit power rack and also flicked Bas a private email asking him to describe how his connecting shaft was made up. I've got the standard Bedford top knuckle joint and the standard Transit power rack knuckle joint and according to Bas the two connecting rods are machined with splines and then joined together using a C clamp that has two through bolts. I need to chat to my engineer to see if he can help me. Like you, I'd be keen to hear how others have tackled this.
Cheers Gordon

[Dano]

http://www.flamingriver.com/index.php/products/c0008

[restoreid]

Hi Gordon I was thinking {RARE} that I should get the transit steering column as well Has anyone done that

[restoreid]

I reckon if you use the transit column your sure of it all fitting togeather & being collapsable would take care of any length difference & you would gain a decent blinker switch & ignition switch & probably has other switches on there as well

[Bas / NZ]

 
This is how to fit A Ford Transit power steering rack (long model) to a diesel cf2, transit rack shortened 1.5" each side and re-threaded from M16 to 5/8"unf fitted original track rod ends.Original steering control shaft shortened about 2" and lower end bored to fit transit shaft. Power steering pump and brackets from petrol or diesel carlton, senator with opel derived engines bolt right on, same with double pulleys, except fuel injected models require minor lathe work to remove mag pick-up flange.simple 6" hydraulic hose from factors to join pump to rack. rack is fitted to sub frame via 2.5x3" plates welded to frame and bolted through original ford mounts. this is done with engine removed, though bolt on brackets could be fabricated. the rack must be fitted in exactly the same position as original, or "bump steer" will result because of steering geometry conflicts Safety considerations in quality of work

[Rogue Trooper]

Don't know if this helps. I just lifted these pics from my previous thread on power steering. These are pics of the steering linkage in mine. This is a Transit rack joined to an EB steering column. The black universal was out of the Transit as well. A spline was created on the shaft directly above the universal and that's what the EB steering column shaft clamps to. Apparently the universal joint has to sit in a certain way when the steering rack is pointing straight ahead as well for ease of movement but I'll have to ask what that was again as it's been a while since we did this and I've been occupied with other things.

[Bas / NZ]

Yes, this top silver bit is what I am talking about by the meaning of a C clamp

[restoreid]

Thanks for that guys Thats the part that's been bothering me Will go to the wreckers & start gathering bits Thanks again for your help

[Rogue Trooper]

The 'top silver bit' came with the steering column and is attached via another universal at that point although from memory the universal was permanently attached and not serviceable..