coopster
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Anyone an approx cost to get a garage to do this or is it easy enough to do myself ?
any tips would be a great help
Ta
any tips would be a great help
Ta
Bay window steering idler pin replacement?
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Bwuttonmoon
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Hi, very easy to do I did mine today, 15min job if that.
aogrady
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Bwuttonmoon said:
Is that all?! Mine needs doing too, i have just got the bits - so tell us how to do it then please?! :msn4:
Cheers!
Alistair
Bwuttonmoon
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Is it just the pin you are replacing or the bushes too?
aogrady
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Hi!
I have a pin, a oil seal and 2 bronze bushes, it's a kit, but it's in the garage, and i can't remember exactly what's in the kit.......
Cheers!
Alistair
I have a pin, a oil seal and 2 bronze bushes, it's a kit, but it's in the garage, and i can't remember exactly what's in the kit.......
Cheers!
Alistair
Bwuttonmoon
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Excuse my non technical terms..
Remove nut and bolt from top of the steering idler(there should be a tab washer to bend out of the way 1st)
Lift steering mechanism away upwards
pop off tin cap from bottom of the idler pin on the beam... slide out steering idler
I didnt do the bushes but they should just push out
Assembly is just the reverse, note the order of washers when dismantling.
Grease the nipple (oo er) and done job!
Remove nut and bolt from top of the steering idler(there should be a tab washer to bend out of the way 1st)
Lift steering mechanism away upwards
pop off tin cap from bottom of the idler pin on the beam... slide out steering idler
I didnt do the bushes but they should just push out
Assembly is just the reverse, note the order of washers when dismantling.
Grease the nipple (oo er) and done job!
aogrady
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Bwuttonmoon said:
Cheers dude! I think that answers our questions!
Alistair
BJ1
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Some kits have bushes that need reaming and others seem to be spot on - not a problem if you have an adjustable reamer. The main problem is getting the bushes out and back in. DON'T batter them with hammer and drift!
Make up a simple puller from some threaded rod and big washers/plates (builders merchants sell them for bolting in beams) - you'll need two plates and one washer that just fits inside the housing. Then just pull the bushes out downwards with your puller - big plate on bottom and washer on top- and pull the new ones in from the top. The top bush should be 1mm proud of the housing. You must clamp the swing arm on to the pin with a large G clamp to compress the spring washer BEFORE you try to slide in the pinch bolt. And I mean SLIDE in - do not batter it in or you will ruin the thread.
Make up a simple puller from some threaded rod and big washers/plates (builders merchants sell them for bolting in beams) - you'll need two plates and one washer that just fits inside the housing. Then just pull the bushes out downwards with your puller - big plate on bottom and washer on top- and pull the new ones in from the top. The top bush should be 1mm proud of the housing. You must clamp the swing arm on to the pin with a large G clamp to compress the spring washer BEFORE you try to slide in the pinch bolt. And I mean SLIDE in - do not batter it in or you will ruin the thread.
Austin
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is this really as easy as this sounds, i'm hoping this will fix my steering problem so i dont have to shell out for a steering box? 15mins?? in the bentley manual it says you have to disconnect the tie rods, steering damper and drag link before you even get started! sounds like you dont need to do this?? can someone clear this up.
Did mine a couple of weeks back, I did as BJ1 and got a puller made up. I found that you did not need to disconnect the drag link and tie rods, as you could push them up and backwards.
If your doing the the bushes it take a lot longer than 15mins.
The bushes in mine were a bitch to get out even with a puller, but the new ones went in more easily and did not require reaming. Make sure you remove the grease nipple first.
The other thing to make sure of is that the pin and clamp bolt hole not only line up with the G-clamp on, but also in the rotational axis. I knackered 1 bolt is not ensuring these were lined up.
Get someone to turn the steering wheel slightly until you feel the bolt catch the threads in the clamp.
It's a job that once your committed and have moved the bushes it a one way street, so be careful and good luck.
If your doing the the bushes it take a lot longer than 15mins.
The bushes in mine were a bitch to get out even with a puller, but the new ones went in more easily and did not require reaming. Make sure you remove the grease nipple first.
The other thing to make sure of is that the pin and clamp bolt hole not only line up with the G-clamp on, but also in the rotational axis. I knackered 1 bolt is not ensuring these were lined up.
Get someone to turn the steering wheel slightly until you feel the bolt catch the threads in the clamp.It's a job that once your committed and have moved the bushes it a one way street, so be careful and good luck.
Trikky2
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This might help http://forums.kombiclub.com/showthread.php?t=7327" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Austin
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^^^ nice link, cheers bud, thats a really good how to.
Austin
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used the above link as a guide, and did this when i got home from work today, the old stuff was all tight and in good shape, but i replaced it all anyway!! one piece of advice for anyone doing this tho,....... use a good quality G clamp with a big base on it, it will make your life so much easier.
only made a small amount of difference to the feel of my steering, but i'm still glad i did it. Need to get my tracking done again, at a garage that can cope with a lowered van.
anyone else given this a go recently?
only made a small amount of difference to the feel of my steering, but i'm still glad i did it. Need to get my tracking done again, at a garage that can cope with a lowered van.
anyone else given this a go recently?
