The Triumph Dolomite Club - Discussion Forum

Or the Belgium factory didn't get the memo?!

I must admit from a mechanical point of view I can see no logic with installing them big end in the engine bay. Strikes me that you're right about lazy mechanics, because it's easier to disconnect the coupler and push a new one up then do it from inside the car. I certainly would not put much store by what BLMC dealer mechanics have done since they left the factory, the lack of understanding by mechanics back in the day was just one of the many reasons why Sprint's were incorrectly known as fragile.

Wonder how the bush is fitted on a SD1 or (admittedly different size) on a TR7?

Belguim Dolomites would have the steering wheel in the middle. The tr7 has about the same construction but with the big parts towards the engine, the opposite of the dolomite.

Jeroen

Well that cleared things up....... What it does seem have clarified though is that it will probably work perfectly well whichever way it's put in!

Yes. I think it will work both ways but that wasnt the question. Probably the only thing what's different is it shows how lazy the fitter was when replacing.

It would not matter using a fixed column or and adjustable one.

Jeroen

But it's as close to an definite answer as will get it seems! There are often issues like this with old cars and it's often impossible to determine what was original or not and it may be that some were one way and some the other. As long as fitting it one way won't result in the steering locking up of kill the bush in a couple of weeks then I am not going to stress over it.

The great joy is Dave says 'fit and forget', so we can have this exchange of opinion again shortly.

Alun, maybe I should start saying fit-and-don't-worry-about-replacing-it-again-in-12-months-time instead.

This has become the best thread ever!

Galileo wrote:This has become the best thread ever!

One of the few you can also start reading from the bottom to top to have the same conclusion in the end.

Jeroen

soe8m wrote:

Galileo wrote:This has become the best thread ever!

One of the few you can also start reading from the bottom to top to have the same conclusion in the end.

Jeroen

AH! Now it all becomes clear! Dutch people do stuff backwards! They read threads from the bottom and put column bushes in from the bottom

Steve

does it make a difference if swapping from a fixed steering column to an adjustable one?

Carledo wrote:

soe8m wrote:

Galileo wrote:This has become the best thread ever!

One of the few you can also start reading from the bottom to top to have the same conclusion in the end.

Jeroen

AH! Now it all becomes clear! Dutch people do stuff backwards! They read threads from the bottom and put column bushes in from the bottom

Steve

Cov1500 you can read your answer a few posts up.

Jeroen

Cov1500 wrote:does it make a difference if swapping from a fixed steering column to an adjustable one?

No difference at all! Been there, done that!

Steve

So in conclusion, definitely not "fit and forget".

Karlos wrote:So in conclusion, definitely not "fit and forget".

Forget what? Where am i?