Engine Bay Makeover: Removing the Steering Rack

[@adrianrigby1933]

Having fitted a lot of steering racks to these cars many years ago you can get tight steering when fitting a new/re-built rack. The solution is to put shims, 20 thou shim steel was good i seem to remember. Fit the shims and have some one keep turning the steering wheel to see if it gets tight. On some racks they were shimmed up at the factory when built.If i remember rightly you often only had to shim one side. Lack of kingpin end float was the other reason for tight steering.

[@stusoldcars4248]

@adrianrigby1933 I did read that this was the case hence my slight suprise as was expecting shims to drop out when I unbolted the rack. I will be sure to check it's not tight when refitting and will definitely be refitting before putting the engine back in to make things easier. 👍👍