Craig Gillingham
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The SLC steering rack is support bushed at the opposite side to the rack/pinion with just a interference fit to the rack casing (pushed in) and then a clearance fit to the rack.
Both hardened steel which isn’t great engineering practice and without any circlip or design to retain this bush.
Speaking to a UK guy owner, the steering always felt very tight and under usage this bush picked up and the rack drove the bush out of the end of the rack - lucky at low speed or a multitude of things could have occurred apart from his loss of steering.
I would guess that any variation in tolerance in manufacturing could cause either pick up – too tight, or rattle – too loose.
He was amazed at IVA that they didn’t pick this safety issue up of non retained at least.
Kiley engineering Steering Racks Rack and Pinion Steering Kiley Clinton have redesigned this incorporating a phosphor bronze bush with internal grooves with o rings as per basic standard engineering practice and a retaining system just to be sure even with this much improved non pick up design.
All SLC racks should be altered or as per rear shock mounting points “upgraded”
Be careful out there.
Please dont delete or move this thread as its important info not to be swept under the carpet
Both hardened steel which isn’t great engineering practice and without any circlip or design to retain this bush.
Speaking to a UK guy owner, the steering always felt very tight and under usage this bush picked up and the rack drove the bush out of the end of the rack - lucky at low speed or a multitude of things could have occurred apart from his loss of steering.
I would guess that any variation in tolerance in manufacturing could cause either pick up – too tight, or rattle – too loose.
He was amazed at IVA that they didn’t pick this safety issue up of non retained at least.
Kiley engineering Steering Racks Rack and Pinion Steering Kiley Clinton have redesigned this incorporating a phosphor bronze bush with internal grooves with o rings as per basic standard engineering practice and a retaining system just to be sure even with this much improved non pick up design.
All SLC racks should be altered or as per rear shock mounting points “upgraded”
Be careful out there.
Please dont delete or move this thread as its important info not to be swept under the carpet
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