Just noticed that the bottom section of my steering colmn is as close as it can be to the chassis upright as it could be without touching.

It does not actually touch but should there be a 'margin' here? I guess I could move the rack over by a couple of mm but what a pain - SVA a week on Friday!

Hence paranoia setting in!

Mike

Hi Mike
I have the same issue with my downlink but my build is far from finished. Did you find an answer to your question elsewhere?
Cheers,
Phil

personally i would have thought it will be Ok as long as it doesnt touch. Is the rack solidly mounted and hence no risk of movement when on the road (ie could it touch under road conditions?).

Are you sure the rack is in the correct position (front to back as well as side to side)? This may be partly to blame for the closeness. When you turn the wheel from lock to lock does the intermediate shaft still clear? Have you tried bouncing up and down on fron of the chassis to see if you can make it touch when the suspension is travelling?

Hi Darren
Thanks for the reply. I will try that when I get to that stage. At the moment the downlink is at work with me on my desk. I had one of my colleagues weld it for me - I'm not a confident welder, especially with critical parts.
I might be able to get the column a little further over to the NS but not much at all. Will it make any difference if the angle of the steering rack pin is brought more upright?

Cheers,
Phil

Had the same problem with my Luego . There are at least 3 different down links on the Sierras, all are different thickness. Basically you need the thinnest. P.A.S Sierra downlinks are too thick IIRC