[ROVERNET - UK] SD1 Steering lower Column(Firewall) Bearing CRC360

[Kent Kinard]

Hi Vic and James,
The part Vic is missing (and as a result the bottom of the 
column flops around) is a plastic bearing (CRC360, 
available from Rimmers) that fits through the firewall.  I 
have replaced these on both SDs and TRs and I believe they 
are different sizes (Triumph part number UKC2322, 
superceeded by UKC2322POLY).  These new ones sold by 
Rimmers as replacements(for Triumph, not Rover) are an 
improved type and are translucent purple.  After wrestling 
with one for over a day with no success, someone on 
Rovernet mentioned that these had to be placed in boiling 
water to soften them before fitting.  I did.  It did. 
 It's been a long time since I've done one of these but be 
sure to mark and allign carefully when removing the 
steering column from the upper Ujoint on the intermediate 
shaft.

Yes, James, some racks require an intermediate shaft of a 
different length.  When I installed a manual rack, I had 
to have the intermediate shaft made up to match.  At least 
Burman and Alford & Adler racks sent to North America use 
the same intermediate shaft.  In comparring this 
intermediate shaft  (CRC2754) with the early UK shaft and 
coupling (CRC225 and CRC1346) the designs are completely 
different.  Evidently both arrangements have been 
superceeded by GRV1028, so there is no difference in 
effective length, only a difference in design.  Since the 
CamGears rack was fitted as a direct replacement for the 
two previously mentioned racks, it would be reasonable to 
assume that it used the same intermediate shaft length. 
 This only leaves the AdWest rack and I have never 
examined one of these and know of them only second hand by 
word of mouth,  there being no reference to them it in any 
of the books I have.

Roverackedly,
Kent K.

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:48:23 -07 00
  "James Dean" <jaguru at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I changed the steering rack on my SD1, and had to c 
>bhange the lower column. I think Kent said there are 4 
>different racks. Obviously there are at least 2 different 
>lower columns. James Dean, Ft. Lauderdale.
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "vic muscat" 
><vic94087 at yahoo.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:02 AM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 Steering lower 
>Column(Firewall) Bearing CRC360
> 
> 
>> Hi,
>> I have found this item completely missing on my car.
>> Is this the same part (but renumbered) that fails on
>> the TR7 & TR8? I would appreciate repair suggestions.
>> Stock or an upgraded fix.
>> Thanks, Vic
>>
>>
>>
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