Hi Richard;
If you go to the URL below there is a complete article on how to
change/rebuild the steering rack. It can be removed without pulling the fan
or carb. You have to loosen the four sub frame bolts and allow the engine
to move forward and down a bit. It only takes about a half inch more room.
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/anz ... ers/files/
Bill
Re: [2cylinderhondas] delrin steering rack pinion bushings
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Hi Richard;
I don't remember what year of Sedan I was working on when I wrote the article. There may have been two or three cars available to me at the time. I do know that (even though I didn't say it in the article) allowing the back frame bolts to come out all the way pulled the engine unit back toward the fire wall making it impossible to remove the rack assembly. The rear bolts had to stay in place and the front bolts pulled to allow the engine to move forward. But I pulled the rack on both Sedan and Coupe while writing the article. And, I left the engine fan in place.
New subject:
I have found a tie rod puller in the Eastwood ( www.eastwoodco.com ) catalog #188103 part number 4505 works great pulling the Honda 600 tie rod ends without damaging the rubber seal. And, the trick to keep from damaging the threads is to place a engine head cap nut on the tie rod end after removing the nut, it pops the tie rod end out in a snap.
Eastbood
also has a steering wheel repair kit that is very reasonable, and will bring your steering wheel back to like new condition with a little work. (maybe more if your steering wheel is really bad) But well worth the effort when the product is completed.
Bill
Hi Richard;
I don't remember what year of Sedan I was working on when I wrote the article. There may have been two or three cars available to me at the time. I do know that (even though I didn't say it in the article) allowing the back frame bolts to come out all the way pulled the engine unit back toward the fire wall making it impossible to remove the rack assembly. The rear bolts had to stay in place and the front bolts pulled to allow the engine to move forward. But I pulled the rack on both Sedan and Coupe while writing the article. And, I left the engine fan in place.
New subject:
I have found a tie rod puller in the Eastwood ( www.eastwoodco.com ) catalog #188103 part number 4505 works great pulling the Honda 600 tie rod ends without damaging the rubber seal. And, the trick to keep from damaging the threads is to place a engine head cap nut on the tie rod end after removing the nut, it pops the tie rod end out in a snap.
Eastbood
also has a steering wheel repair kit that is very reasonable, and will bring your steering wheel back to like new condition with a little work. (maybe more if your steering wheel is really bad) But well worth the effort when the product is completed.
Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com] > On > Behalf Of > Richard Morris > Sent:
> Tuesday, November 29, 2005 6:27
> AM
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:
> RE:
> [2cylinderhondas] delrin steering rack pinion bushings
> Bill, I did that. I had the article. I even completely removed the back > two subframe bolts and let the engine dangle. And then I used a lever to push > it down even further (the subframe). I tried that and tried every way I could > to get it out without pulling the fan housing. Believe me when I say I tried.
> Even with the fan housing out, it was not a case of it fell out (and this was > with the rear subframe dangling loose. I could have had it out a lot faster > and with less wear and tear on my hands if I had just pulled the fan > housing first (it's really not that bad with the right length extensions and > small 1/4 drive socket). And it was worth all the trouble.
> This
> is a 71 sedan, it has the stud on the passenger side that some duct work > mounts to. It may not be as difficult in a coupe or later sedan. And yes, the > instructions on the ANZ site were helpful.
> Richard
> Morris
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com]
> > On Behalf Of
> > Bill Colford
> > Sent:
> > Tuesday, November 29, 2005
> > 2:40 AM
> > To:
> > anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com;
> > 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject:
> > RE: [2cylinderhondas]
> > delrin steering rack pinion bushings
> > Hi
> > Richard;
> > If you go to the URL below there
> > is a complete article on how to
> > change/rebuild the steering rack.
> > It can be removed without pulling the fan
> > or carb. You have to
> > loosen the four sub frame bolts and allow the engine > > to move forward and > > down a bit. It only takes about a half inch more room.
> > http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/anz ... ers/files/ > > Bill > > -----Original > > Message----- > > From:
> > 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com]On
> > Behalf Of Richard Morris
> > Sent: Monday, November 28, 2005 9:11 PM
> > To:
> > 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [2cylinderhondas] delrin
> > steering rack pinion bushings
> > I just made a set of delrin
> > bushings for my sedan. If anyone is
> > interested in a set for their
> > 600 (coupe or sedan), send me an email
> > at richard.morris@.... I will
> > take $25.00 for the bushings (2).
> > That does not include postage to you
> > (probably 5 bucks or less). I
> > will take Paypal.
> > If anyone wants
> > them made out of teflon, I will do the 2 bushings
> > for $40.00 (teflon is
> > expensive).
> > I have a 71 sedan and all I had to remove to get the rack > > out was > > take out the steering column, and the 4 rack bolts and the > > fan > > housing and the carb/intake (2 bolts). Don't believe that you > > can > > get the rack out without pulling the fan housing (at least in my > > 71 > > sedan). It just won't come out. Overall, replacing the bushings > > is > > about a 4 hour job. My sedan now has the steering response of a > > go- > > kart!
> > I went from having nearly a 1/4 turn of steering play to > > none at > > all. Best of all, delrin is made to be used in applications > > like > > this.
> > I can also make sway bar bushings out of delrin.
> > Contact me for
> > price on them.
> > Richard
> > Morris
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