Russell,
on older racks, the guide ring was secured with a rivet, later ones are a press fit.
In both cases, I use a few dots of weld on each side of the ring to attach the ring to the rack...
You will see the wear, most noticable on those parts of the ring closest to the slot in the guide tube.
Best to carry out a trial fit of the guide ring into the tube before gunning it on. I've used oversized guide rings in the past and they sometimes needed reducing a shade.
There's usually most wear close to the centre of the guide tube.
Same as at the other end of the track rod; tighten the castellated nut fully home, then back it off by 1/6 of a turn. Check that the ball pins turn freely without stiffness or free play.
Weld a 6mm nut to the outside face of the dust cover, midway between the two square/rectangular openings.
The angled grease nipple screws onto the nut, poking through that hole you've drilled/punched in the anti-rattle rubber.
Back to that @@@@@y VAT return now...
Russell wrote:
How do you get the guide ring thingy off the rack? Is it a grub screw holding it on, as I can't see or feel a hex in it, so am I barking up the wrong tree? Also, how do I tell if the ring's worn, or the ball pin things for that matter.
Then, when I put it back together, how does one appropriately tension the castellated nuts? Until they touch the springs and half a turn more?
Oh yeah, also, where do I drill for the grease nipple in the guide ring bit? I guess I need a long grease nipple to protrude through the rubber anti rattle bit?
Then, when I put it back together, how does one appropriately tension the castellated nuts? Until they touch the springs and half a turn more?
Oh yeah, also, where do I drill for the grease nipple in the guide ring bit? I guess I need a long grease nipple to protrude through the rubber anti rattle bit?