Steering upgrade

[gt14rider 1,106]

Hi all, started working on my 856, ended up rebuilding the engine and while waiting for parts started working on steering, lots of slop. Pulled tie rods, steering wheel and shafts. Front of frame was wollowed and shaft end worn. Steering block got two bushings and steering wheel shaft cleaned up, installed upper dash bushing, reinforced bushing with steel puddy and new lock collar. Ordered hiem joints for tie rods and will machine new rods when I get parts.

Don't forget the green high temp grease. 

Edited Monday at 02:14 PM by gt14rider
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[ri702bill 11,554]

I did similar...

With the need to counterbalance the mass...

[parsonsponyz 307]

Nice job, looks like it will be good for 65 MPH.  

[ebinmaine 77,850]

[gt14rider 1,106]

Got one tie rod done, my son came over with his girlfriend's car (she said it's making a clunk clunk, click click sounds,) well the ball joint was toasted, front rotors and pads, oil change. 

So didn't get to make two. 

The steering wheel was brown rusted,  well I stuck it in sonic cleaner was evaporust,  came out pretty clean. 

[Retired Wrencher 6,523]

GT: Nice job on the refit on the steering shaft. It pays to have the right tools. A big  up.

[Lee1977 7,629]

With the heims joints you will never have to replace the tie rods again. I replace my first set of tie rods with heims joints 37 years ago. and they are still tight

Edited Thursday at 12:56 AM by Lee1977

[gt14rider 1,106]

Here we go, got them both done. Going to pull the front axle to check on the axle pin and spindles see if I can tighten things up.       

[gt14rider 1,106]

Hi all

 Got some more done, 

I'll let the pictures do the talking.