Steering shaft boot/bushing and/or adjustment question, ...need some advice/direction |
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Steering shaft boot/bushing and/or adjustment question, ...need some advice/direction |
naro914 |
May 6 2018, 12:51 PM
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Losing my mind... Group: Members Posts: 2,476 Joined: 26-May 06 From: Charlotte, NC Member No.: 6,073 Region Association: South East States |
For a long time, steering in Huey has been difficult - VERY hard to turn like something was always fighting you. I knew the boot that covers the shaft under the gas tank was never installed so I thought maybe the problem was that the tank was sitting on the shaft or bushings or something.
So today I took out the gas tank and sat looking at it. First....I have no clue how to put the boot on (do I have to drop the rack for that?) but I think the real problem is different. I undid the two allen bolts that hold the U bracket on and slid the rubber bushings out of the was to asses things. Immediately the shaft moved right up against the sides of the hole where it comes through the firewall and relieved the pressure it was under. (see picture) In other words, the shaft was NOT centered at all in that hole, so with the bushings trying to center the shaft, they were putting an immense amount of pressure on the shaft, thus making it hard to turn. (at least this is my theory). In fact, sometimes you can hear a squeaking/creaking type sound when turning the wheel, like metal moving tightly on rubber... I thought "ok, adjust the U-joints to allow the shaft to be centered". no dice since you can't lengthen/shorten the shaft in the U Joints because of the notch they have where the tightening bolt goes through. So....questions for the 914world brain trust: 1) how can I adjust things to get that shaft centered through the firewall hole? 2) how do I get the boot on? 3) where can I get new versions of all those bushings? there seems to be two (1 & 2 in my picture) and I guess a bearing (3)? thoughts? TIA |
Mikey914 |
May 6 2018, 09:53 PM
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The rubber man Group: Members Posts: 12,678 Joined: 27-December 04 From: Hillsboro, OR Member No.: 3,348 Region Association: None |
I do suspect the damage may have things slightly out of alignment.
The question is; its it in tolerance for a simple adgustment? May well be the case that you can find some room as this may have just been the last part to go on and it seemed to git at the time. With just some gental persuasion. Check the rack as its been under an abnormal load. It should turn freely, and not have any "slop" to it. I do jave a few rebuilts on the shelf and an exchange should be possible if you need one. Mark |
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