Steering

[foxface]

Does anyone have a picture of the steering joints between the steering rack and the steering column shaft, and can this be fitted the wrong way round, as the nut on one of the bolts hits against the chassis. Regards Terry

[MIG Wielder]

Hi Terry, I don't think its possible to get the connections to the steering joint the wrong way round.
Here is a piccy of the joints fitted to my 1850.
Yes the lower joint nut is quite close to the chassis metalwork. In my case I reckon its about 1/4in clearance from the the nearest bit.

HTH,
Tony.

[Richard the old one]

Tony is using the original design of lower joint and even these are very close to the chassis metal work and if you are using the triumph 2000 type or the escort type I believe most people find they have to grind a bit of the chassis away to obtain the necessary clearance.

[foxface]

Thanks for the reply’s, I think I will need to remove some of the chassis. Regards Terry.

[Mad Mart]

When I fitted the Escort UJ, many, many years ago, I had to grind a bit of the inner wing flange away.