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Offline Punkur67

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Best steering mount
« on: November 04, 2008, 07:52:55 AM »
What are you guys doing for your steering shaft mounts. I ran one of the billet clamp on style on my old car but it got worn out. I think I am going to run a set of 3/4 heims this time but wanted to know what you are all using before I decide.
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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2008, 01:06:45 PM »
I'm running a short 6 inch piece of 1-1/4 tube with two umhw bushings that I made. Works good. I didn't make it too strong incase it needs to break in a crash.

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2008, 02:25:39 PM »
I order a ton of parts for my buggy right after i bought and ended up getting one of the tilt setups. Pretty gay lookin.

405dentech

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #3 on: November 04, 2008, 02:28:15 PM »
Also it won't even tilt unless i cut the steering shaft and weld in a u-joint right in front of the mount. As i said looks gay.

Offline Punkur67

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #4 on: November 04, 2008, 03:40:41 PM »
Also it won't even tilt unless i cut the steering shaft and weld in a u-joint right in front of the mount. As i said looks gay.
Not a bad Idea to move them anyway. That looks like a bit much on your u joint angles. The less angle the beter. I always put the u joints as far away as possible from eachother
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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2008, 05:17:33 PM »
I make my own using aluminum two piece shaft collars, aluminum spacer blocks, and a two piece delrin bushing. This way my mount can be split in half for ease of assembly.
I originally purchased a McMaster-Carr shaft mount with a urethane bushing, but I felt it was too sticky. So this was what I came up with.  If you use delrin bushings don't powdercoat the steering shaft where it passes through the bushing. It will gum up quick and make your steering real tight. I found that out on my first trip to Silver lake. The steering gummed up so bad I could hardly turn the wheel. The quick fix was loosening up the collars, and I was able to ride the rest of the day.
I also boot and grease my steering joints by adding capillaries in the steering shaft next to the joints. all of this is probably overkill, but I like doing things my own way.


405dentech

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2008, 06:15:22 PM »
Damn that's nice. Killer work Rick. mm:

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2008, 07:33:35 PM »
Top shelf workmanship for sure.Very nice.
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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2008, 05:54:53 AM »
Wow Rick that is awesome looking

boltz2012

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2008, 10:25:28 AM »
Thats beechin Rick. I wish i had half the talent and money you do.... ;D Oh and tools too... ;D ;D
Not trying to jack the thread but what is the air compressor looking thing? Looks like the air compressor for my air brush.

Rick S.

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2008, 10:48:39 AM »
That was the compressor for an air shifter that I designed for that buggy.
It was a complete pneumatic system. Worked well, but I rarely used it. It did get lots of looks though. I mounted the valves to the steering wheel. The air lines ran into the steering column and then exited just after the first steering bushing. They wraped back and forth around the column when you turned the wheel.
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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2008, 11:00:20 AM »
i ran an electric shifter and HATED it.I took it off the first week.It had no "feel" to it.
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2008, 02:02:37 PM »
I agree 100%.  I'll never do another.
Not sure how the electric ones work, but mine just went for the ride if you chose not to use it.
The cylinder was always exhausting until you hit a button.
 
« Last Edit: November 05, 2008, 02:05:58 PM by Rick S. »

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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #13 on: November 05, 2008, 02:33:50 PM »
It was a Translogic unit. Used a high rpm motor to drive the up/down shift.
Very nice ,high quality unit.Never do anything like it again.
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
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loyalty to the American people."
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Re: Best steering mount
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2008, 01:02:22 PM »
hey rick.... what r&p are you using?
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