Dawns RS Turbo seems to have play in the steering colum and it shows under braking etc.

Apparenlty this is common.. or so we've been told.


Whats involved in changing them ?

Is it an easy job ?

Are the parts still available ?

 

Parts are available from ford still 2 bushes in the lower column but i would replace the roller bearing & bush in the top also as it all has to come apart .....

Basically if i remember correctly - remove steering wheel - cowling - wiper & indicator stalks - then you will see 2 13mm nuts as yr lookin down into the dash - remove these & the 2 under the dash by the peddles - you should then be able to remove the ignition housing complete - the 2 lower bushes are situated at the bottom off the steering shaft that is now visible due to removing the ignition housing - the roller bearing on the top is situated in the ignition housing itself - there is a white bush u will see also when steering wheel is removed - just remember to take a photo as your doing it as it really does help especially if u 4 get where the spring goes !!!

Hope this helps.........

 

its piss and parts come to 30 quid,,,,,,,,,, its piss easy too

 

remember watching jason p change his at combe a few years ago in the middle of a track day

 

As above they are a piece of piss, another thing worth mentioning, has anyone been playing around with the rack, i.e removal or anything like this as a poorly re-alighned colum to rack fitting sometimes causes the slack your on about..........

 

Try the Escort RS turbo room mate, there's a whole thread I started in there about it

 

Cheers Guys !!


Dont suppose anyone has the part numbers do they....... Ginge ?

 

yeah could do with the part numbers too !

need them changed on mine

thanks......steve

 

i just sold some to day its under a tenner for the lot

 

Wanna sell some more ?

 

alex you cant have done the lot then mate

 

mind i done all the steering stuff,,,,,,,, theres a bearing in the housing too thats usally fooked , that fooker scard my hand

 

give me 5 mins and I'll ge tthe numbers for you

 

14 - 6147075

7 - 6184571

8 - 6133626

9 - 6130997

and the original topic I started...

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...539&highlight=

 

I remember I had to do mine on the 3i (mk4/S2 shape) and the upper and lower busehs came to about £12!!!!! Must have gone up again

 

its not just the bushes though that wear hence you change the lot that goes in the tube

theres a bearing and a few plastic bushes and a spring too,,,,,, think theres a few other small things aswell but its still easy

 

Cheers Wes... you're a star mate...


And Ginge... if you want to add the other part numbers of the bits you thing should also be done you will qualify as a star too !!

 

perfect.away to ford to get them

thanks

 

all of the parts including the spring and the rubber gaitor that goes through the bulkhead is listed on that thread somewhere too

 

Help guys...

Got 3 of the parts from Ford, no problems... but the one thats fooked on the car is discontinued

Anyone got a number 7 from the diagram below ?



I can see this causing a REAL problem for Series 2 owners when MOT time comes round..


Perhaps this is part of Fords plan to get these old bean tins off the road...

 

What is it about removing the steering wheel, causes a bush to drop down and wear?

as ive taken my s/wheel off before but never noticed/knew anything about this and worried incase it's fubar now?

 

You'll know if its fooked, Dawns steering wheel wobbles all over the place under braking and cornering hard.