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Mar 26, 2018 12:12 pm
Mar 26, 2018 12:12 pm
Subject: Re: Lg45 power steering conversion ?
Hi Bill,
Short of fitting power steering, are all the bearings in the steering column in good condition and well lubricated?
There are three ball races as well as the bushing for the drop arm shaft. The one at the top of the column, which is often ignored as getting at it means complete disassembly of the column, makes a lot of difference to how heavy the steering is
When I rebuilt my steering box I found all three of these ball races were in poor condition, despite there being little play in the steering and replacing them made the steering action much lighter.
I suspect many LG 45 cars have much heavier steering than need be due to poor bearings / lubrication.
A longer drop arm would make the steering lighter ( commonly done on Model A Fords in the USA) but would be expensive for a one off on an LG 45, as the arm mates to the shaft via a tapered spline and is a forged, safety critical item so would need to be properly designed. However this is a solution that could be easily reverted back to standard...the result would be lighter steering all the time of course!
Best Wishes
Bill
Hi Bill,
Short of fitting power steering, are all the bearings in the steering column in good condition and well lubricated?
There are three ball races as well as the bushing for the drop arm shaft. The one at the top of the column, which is often ignored as getting at it means complete disassembly of the column, makes a lot of difference to how heavy the steering is
When I rebuilt my steering box I found all three of these ball races were in poor condition, despite there being little play in the steering and replacing them made the steering action much lighter.
I suspect many LG 45 cars have much heavier steering than need be due to poor bearings / lubrication.
A longer drop arm would make the steering lighter ( commonly done on Model A Fords in the USA) but would be expensive for a one off on an LG 45, as the arm mates to the shaft via a tapered spline and is a forged, safety critical item so would need to be properly designed. However this is a solution that could be easily reverted back to standard...the result would be lighter steering all the time of course!
Best Wishes
Bill