Universal joint on mini steering column

[pad4]

ok i spent 6 hours getting the seating right , machining steering wheel spacers but i need to movevthe wheel over to the left so im all inline, only way i can think of is using a uj between the rack and column

anyone done this on a rally / race car ??

pad

[graham in aus]

Someone in the Se7ens or Migs will have done it, not sure about rally...

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Search.do ... rsal+joint

[Chalkie]

I'd leave it on a rally car

or you could find an austin allegro steering coloum few people fit them as i've been told can't be 100% though

[guru_1071]

allegro, meastro etc have a uj & shaft, but you will need to have an extra support for the outer shaft

wil h has done this in his race car and its a weird feeling to get into a mini with a 'new' steering wheel angle!

[Chalkie]

allegro, meastro etc have a uj & shaft, but you will need to have an extra support for the outer shaft

wil h has done this in his race car and its a weird feeling to get into a mini with a 'new' steering wheel angle!

haha at least someone knows :] i couldn't remember 100%

[guru_1071]

here is a photo of how you can do it





(this is gergo from hungarys car - they guy who has the nice yellow early cox gtm)

[GraemeC]

I like that idea - might solve a problem of mine. Do you know if that a complete column from another BL offering or a grafting together of columns?

[guru_1071]

I like that idea - might solve a problem of mine. Do you know if that a complete column from another BL offering or a grafting together of columns?

graeme

you can use the lower part from an allegro - i sold an allegro column to someone years ago who did just that

will h used a maestro/montego column in his hill climber

[pad4]

So could we not just weld a UJ to the bottom of the mini steering coloumn then ??

although thinking about it we would also need to support the bottom end of the column housing as shown in the pic

pad

[mab01uk]

The hillclimber Mini set up is pictured in link below, as said uses a Montego or Maestro column, splines are the same and it has 2 universal joints.
http://www.twin-turbo.co.uk/album/slides/IMG_0088.html

http://www.theminiforum.co.uk/forums/to ... ng-column/

[999 ORX]

What a good idea, I've been looking at doing something similar but also incorporating/making it a quick rack. But It uses a standard steering rack! and a inline gear reducer that reduces full turn to turn lock making it quicker to turn.