Decided to finish the steering relay tonight.
It came off a spares car and was in poor condition but a couple of gaskets, a couple of new seals, skimming the shaft, drilling out a broken bolt and re-assembling and it'll do as a spare.
Mounted in the vice partly assembled.
Spring compressed and locked in place.
Split Tufnol bush held with a hose clamp so the spring compressor tool can be removed.
Endcap on with a smear of Permatex non-setting gasket cement.
I used cap heads which are very non-original......and will also foul the steering arm. The correct shallow, undersized head bolts are on the way from the UK.
The brass thrust washers at either end were re-used after cleaning but the steel washers that sit between the spring and the tufnol bushes had to be replaced because they were badly rusted.
I filled it with oil before the endcap was bolted on.
Colin
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