control column rotation
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:02 pm
Dennis,
Wayne has mentioned his fix in the past. It should be archived. He suggests using brake line to fashion a tubular spacer on either side of the rod end ball. The spacer length is long enough to allow rotation for stop to stop (fore & aft) plus a smidgen for clearance.The spacer wall thickness has to be enough to withstand bolt compression and turning force but not so thick as become an interference.
As another option -which I am using - ACS has a part that allows rotation internally and is threaded in each end for the rod ends. No ACS catalog here at home and it is a little obscure to find but solves the threaded rotation.
Ralph Baker
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Wayne has mentioned his fix in the past. It should be archived. He suggests using brake line to fashion a tubular spacer on either side of the rod end ball. The spacer length is long enough to allow rotation for stop to stop (fore & aft) plus a smidgen for clearance.The spacer wall thickness has to be enough to withstand bolt compression and turning force but not so thick as become an interference.
As another option -which I am using - ACS has a part that allows rotation internally and is threaded in each end for the rod ends. No ACS catalog here at home and it is a little obscure to find but solves the threaded rotation.
Ralph Baker
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