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

[James Dean]

Kent and Vic., I don't know if what I had  was an Adwest rack; but I thought 
I was very lucky to have found a rack rebuilder with a rebuilt rack on his 
shelf; he had had for many years. I ordered it, went to install it, and 
found the input spline  on the rack was a different length, so my 
intermediate shaft would not fit. We took  one from a parts car that was the 
correct length, and solved the problem. If all 3 others are the same, then I 
can only conclude I must have had an Adwest rack., as the intermediate shaft 
was a different length. James Dean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Kinard" <kkinard at wcc.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 Steering lower Column(Firewall) Bearing 
CRC360


> 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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