replacement of joints drive shaft and steering rack
replacement of joints drive shaft and steering rack
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keesiev

Original Poster:

78 posts

277 months

Wednesday 17th March 2010
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Hi Guys,

Lately I am having a lot of play when driving slowly (hardly pushing the throttle). It feels like there is a lot of play in the gearbox or prop shaft.
I finaly located the problem and it seems to be in the joints between the diff and the drive shafts.
Did anyone have the same problem and were these joints easy to replace?

Furthermore there seems to be some play in my steering rack. I have been told that its ball bearings can not be repaired and the complete rack has to be replaced. I read on pistonheads that the steering rack is orgininating from a Opel kadett (vauxhall chevette), but in the book of Steve Heath it is mentionned that it is TVR specific? Does anybody know?

Gerald-TVR

4,896 posts

226 months

Wednesday 17th March 2010
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Hi can help with a pair of good drive shafts, would you like to PM me and I'll send details (tried to PM you but PHeads said your email address itsnt good)

This will inform you regarding thye rack itself, http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Norman

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Wednesday 17th March 2010
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Take your rack off and send it here

http://www.steering-racks.co.uk/

keesiev

Original Poster:

78 posts

277 months

Friday 2nd April 2010
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Hi Norman,

have been out of town a lot lately. Update my profile, so can be reached. Unfortunately I do not know how to 'PM' confused

Kees

Gerald-TVR

4,896 posts

226 months

Saturday 3rd April 2010
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Hi Kees

Sorry still cant email error message is

Oops...

Sorry, the address of the person you're trying to email isn't valid

my email is norman.farmer@yahoo.co.uk

Sweet Thunder

220 posts

250 months

Thursday 8th April 2010
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Hi Kees,

Is yours a LHD or a RHD car? If it's a RHD car, I have a steering rack that's surplus to requirements.
If it's a LHD rack, I've had my steering rack refurbished by v.d. Heiden Aandrijftechniek in Roosendaal, tel. 0165-550384. I can highly recommend them.

ketvrin

3,504 posts

238 months

Friday 9th April 2010
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keesiev said:
have been out of town a lot lately. Update my profile, so can be reached.
Kees
Hi Kees

I added you to the owners list - number 102 wink

Lets have some detail of your car - colour/year etc and pictures ?

K wink

keesiev

Original Poster:

78 posts

277 months

Sunday 11th April 2010
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Have updated the info on owners list. Might have one of the oldest S3C model TVR's???

keesiev

Original Poster:

78 posts

277 months

Sunday 11th April 2010
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Thanks for the info on the steering rack!
Having an adress in the Netherlands is perfect. thumbup
I will contact them to see what they can do.