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Steering stop question

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Steering stop question

Post by N*A*M »

Greg, you posted this a while ago:

On each steering knuckle (the bit that fits over the shiny sphere on
the axle end), there are a number of 6mm bolts that hold the seals
on. there are about 8-10 of these, and they are visible right
adjacent to the shiny sphere. The rearmost 10mm bolt ( the one
towards the back of the car) hits the axle housing on full lock, and
therefore acts as a steering stop. On your car, we fitted longer 6mm
bolts with a nut run onto the bolt as well. the bolt is threaded in
enough to "stop" the steering where desired, and the nut is then
tightened to retain the seal. Note that the bolt will need to be bent
slightly so that it touches the axlehousing in the right spot, or
else it will get bent out of the way by steering force. It is a bit
of a trial and error thing, but I think it worked well on your car
once it was set up properly.


How much longer was the new bolt? Will 10mm be adequate?

For reference, here's the stock bolt.
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Post by greg »

I'm thinking 10mm sounds right. If you want to be super sure post the question up in the club group site and steve g will be able to answer it for you - he did that write up that you have quoted.

It's pretty easy to test, just put the bolt in and turn to full lock, if you still hit the springs with the tyres, then you need a longer bolt. :cool:
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