Steering shaft hitting Pacesetter headers
06-16-2006, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Order 66
Easy:
Turn the steering wheel so the bolt is not side to side. Facing top to bottom. Reverse the bolt and put it in through the other side. That should do the trick.
Turn the steering wheel so the bolt is not side to side. Facing top to bottom. Reverse the bolt and put it in through the other side. That should do the trick.
Wouldn't that just cause it to hit again once he made a full turn of the steering wheel?
06-16-2006, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Zick
Wouldn't that just cause it to hit again once he made a full turn of the steering wheel?
Heh that would be a problem now wouldnt it...
06-17-2006, 12:07 AM
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You guys are silly... Flipping the bolt wont do any good unless he never turns.. LOL
I would cut the bolt close as possible to the the nut and install it with some loktite.. and see where that puts you.. or if you need just a hair more.. grind the head of the bolt off a little, and then grind the nut down some?? but dont get to crazy.
Let us know..
I would cut the bolt close as possible to the the nut and install it with some loktite.. and see where that puts you.. or if you need just a hair more.. grind the head of the bolt off a little, and then grind the nut down some?? but dont get to crazy.
Let us know..
06-17-2006, 05:06 AM
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mine hits too.. but im not sure if it is the bolt or the shaft. i cant remember. i i know is when i go slow around a corner and give it some gas to put torque on the motor it hits. i will give you more details on mine later today.
06-17-2006, 06:40 AM
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If cutting the bolt doesn't help, shifting the gear box might. I had the same problem when I originally installed my Gibson shorties (funny how my shorties hit, but my SW longtubes clear with no problem). Anyway, I unbolted the steering gear box and shifted it a little bit. When I was done, you could actually see that the steering shaft turned truer (tighter circle when turning). After that, I had a ton of clearance, just had to align it, as moving the gear box will effect the toe adjustment.
06-19-2006, 02:23 PM
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[QUOTE=budhayes3]If cutting the bolt doesn't help, shifting the gear box might. I had the same problem .....QUOTE]
Yep, you are where I got the idea from.
Yep, you are where I got the idea from.
