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  1. 3rd April 2009, 11:54 AM #21
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    It was one of the spares that came with my 101 - totally brand new, still in delivery wrapping. I also got a compete steering system from steering wheel, column and box, relay, tie rods ad steering arms - will come in handy one day.

    Apparently when the ball bearings fail, inside the steering shaft can come adrift from then box and then no steering. I have no evidence of the balls failing so I will adjust up first.

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  2. 3rd April 2009, 08:45 PM #22
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    Diana.
    You are correct about chassis width.
    The point I was trying to make is the 101s front tail shaft angles are all wrong , not just in the vertical plane , but in the horizontal plane too.
    The chassis width of the 101 which also affects spring placement to a large degree and diff offset...etc.
    The high drive drive angles with the horizontal offsets all are apart of the problem and this in turn is also affected by the transmission design .
    The compact nature of the original army specs for the 101 made some design compromises necessary.
    It is also so interesting to note the 101s tailshaft vibes on the V8 prototypes with standard bell housings came from the back as well as the front.
    I have played with the rear drive line angles of my 101 by using caster correction wedges under the springs with no effects as the rear diff is offset slightly different to the front diff .
    Regards Ron
    PS on the series two F/C with the springs wider apart did they change the diff offset ?
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  3. 3rd April 2009, 09:02 PM #23
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    Garry
    I found on my 101 today a problem with the steering.
    As I said earlier I had to adjust my steering box on a trip.
    Today when testing the brakes I found the steering not as tight as it should be.
    I checked the steering box again...OK
    It took a while as it doesn't show up well due to its location under the floor and in the chassis, the pitman arm was a bit loose.
    The pitman arm if loose will not be loose in the normal way, but will twist or rock side to side under load so it is hard to see unless you are very careful.
    About 3/4s of a turn with a 1,15/6 ring spanner is all it took to.make a improvement, not in steering play but precision at higher speeds.
    I hope spreading around our trials and tribulations helps a bit.
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