Re: SER1 Steering problem

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Thanks to both of you for the suggestions. This weekend could be spanner 
time....
In the meantime if anyone's on the road new Tenbury Wells and sees a blue 
Series 2 109 pickup  approaching a bend watch out! We need all the road...

cheers
Iain

At 12:16 15/02/2006, you wrote:
>Iain
>
>A few things come to mind, acknowledging that you have said that nothing is
>broken or bent.
>
>Although unlikely with the history of the changed steering.  Reduced lock
>can indicate the stops on the swivel out of adjustment (or a stone or
>something similar jammed under the stop) preventing the swivel going to full
>lock.
>
>A more likely thing is a bent track rod or drag link.  Having said that
>nothing is bent - did you also check the longitudinal steering link?  A bent
>in any of the links will reduce the travel from side to side.
>
>Another thing you should to do is to check the top and bottom steering arms
>on the steering relay box under load.  It is possible that the spline is
>worn and slipping under the extra load at full lock or the bearings need
>replacement.  While the vehicle is on the ground, get someone to sit in the
>drivers seat turning the wheel hard to each side while you view each
>steering arm and the relay shaft turn.  If the shaft turns independently of
>the arms or it rocks from side to side in the housing you need to overhaul
>the relay and/or arms.
>
>Hope that helps!
>
>Cheers
>Diana
>
>BTW  the steering in a 1960 series 2 should be 3.3 turns Lock to Lock.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Iain McKenzie" <iain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
>To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 10:30 PM
>Subject: SER1 Steering problem
>
>
>Hi folks,
>I was wondering if anyone had any ideas to this odd problem we've just got.
>I'ts not a Series 1 but my fiancee's 1960 109 Series 2 so similar
>enough.... We got it stuck up against a fence on sloping muddy ground and
>had a lot of shunting up and down to get it out. Driving home afterwards we
>noticed a dramatic reduction in right hand steering lock. Like the two
>right turns we did involved pavement and a hedge to get it round. There was
>nothing obviously broken or bent. The following day I jacked up the front
>end, the steering moves from lock to lock quite smoothly, with not too much
>play at the wheel. To make it more drivable  I removed the steering arm off
>the box, centralised the steering wheel, so it was in the middle of the 3
>and a half turns from lock to lock, or whatever, centralised the front
>wheels and bunged it back on. Its better, but still obviously not right.
>The result is a much reduced left lock, but not as bad as the previous
>right lock, and the right lock is sort of livable with.
>Obviously that comes under the 'first aid' catagory rather than a repair,
>but we're not sure what the problem is. I'm guessing at a problem with the
>steering box, but I've never come across one do this before.
>Any ideas?
>cheers
>Iaim
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