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Support steering colum
Lennart - 10/9/06 at 12:05 AM

Because of the exhaust I've got an extra UJ in the steering colum.
But how do I make a support to hold the colum?
Do I have the colum 'rolling' in rubber of can I have an aluminium bracket with a steering colum?
Any ideas? Photos?
Many thanks, Lennart.


theconrodkid - 10/9/06 at 06:54 AM

i used a rose joint,measure your shaft and get a joint with the right sized hole


RichardK - 10/9/06 at 08:14 AM

I used a rose joint, more pictures in my gallery by clicking the www button below. main picture here.



Regards

Rich

BTW it does have locking nuts on now!


Lennart - 10/9/06 at 08:16 PM

Thanks for the solution about the rose joints!
I've got a standard Dax steering colum extention of 15mm (5/8".
On the Burton Power site there are quite some 5/8" rose joints, but which one should I need?
https://www.burtonpower.com/dets_product.aspx?PGrp=21015&PSet=98


Lennart - 13/9/06 at 09:22 PM

Maybe not really clear to all. What I did mean was, what's the difference between underneath rose joints and which one should I use for supporting the colum?
Burton Power doesn't answer my e-mail.



Can anyone give me an understanding answer about the rose joints? What is a rose joint btw?
Ta, Lennart.


Peteff - 13/9/06 at 11:29 PM

It is now a generic term for spherical rod ends. You don't need an expensive race item for your column bearing. The cheap 5/8"x5/8" right hand thread would do the job. You can get them a lot cheaper from Nick Skidmore on here if he has any or a local bearing supplier would carry them.