Trying to get up the nerve to take it for MOT.

[RichardM]

Told you so

 

[pedrobedro]

Happy days

 

[Morrisman]

It still wanders around a bit on the road, steering feels like it has slack in it, but everything moves as soon as I turn the wheel a tiny bit. The Landrover steering box is rather graunchy, needs a new worm in really.

 

[jsf55]

Great news mate

 

[zx9]

The Landrover steering box is rather graunchy, needs a new worm in really.

They do have a habit of loosing all the oil, or the one on my non power steering Range Rover did.

 

[Morrisman]

They do have a habit of loosing all the oil, or the one on my non power steering Range Rover did.

I have pumped it full of grease, but the worm is well and truly chewed up, feels like I used gravel, not grease. £100+ for the required new bits though.

 

[Morris]

We'll done
Do you know how much caster you have? I go for 7 to 9 degrees with tube/solid axles and work from there. They can still wander a bit on poor roads (the lorry tracks on the M11 were hell!)

 

[Morrisman]

We'll done
Do you know how much caster you have? I go for 7 to 9 degrees with tube/solid axles and work from there. They can still wander a bit on poor roads (the lorry tracks on the M11 were hell!)

I had 3° initially but after the first test drive I increased it to 6° as best I can measure. I’m using a magnet level finder on the top of the kingpin, so probably not dead on. I shall add a touch more.

I’ve adjusted the toe in several times but also find that very had to measure with any repeatable accuracy.

Everything in the steering line seems to flex slightly, looks a bit worrying but the MOT guy had it all wobbling around on his shaker machine and seemed quite happy. I’ve never seen one of them before, but it’s a good idea.

At least there is no bump steer on this one. My old Morris would move a foot to the right if I hit a bump at any speed. I had the steering link too high in relation to the axle.

 

[Morrisman]

They do have a habit of loosing all the oil, or the one on my non power steering Range Rover did.

I‘ve adjusting it up a bit, some more of the play has gone now, feels better but not been out for a drive yet.

 

[jsf55]

2 bit's of 1" ali about a metre long and 2 bungees and 2 tape measures, drive in straight to the garage and work it out from there, i posted it up on the NSRA forum as the pop is so low you can't get the tracking bits over the wheels !

 

[Morrisman]

2 bit's of 1" ali about a metre long and 2 bungees and 2 tape measures, drive in straight to the garage and work it out from there, i posted it up on the NSRA forum as the pop is so low you can't get the tracking bits over the wheels !

I’ve measured it as 1/8” closer together at the front, so is that 1/8” toe in? Sound about right?

 

[jsf55]

Sounds good to me, but keep notes and try tweaking it for the best response

 

[Morrisman]

Steering is a bit less ‘loose’ now, doesn’t wander around any more.

Brakes aren’t very good, I can’t lock a wheel up no matter how hard I press, but MOT passed them happily.

I might go down a size on master cylinders, I think they are both 3/4”. Then I can probably tweak my balance bar system to get the best all round braking.

 

[zx9]

Steering is a bit less ‘loose’ now, doesn’t wander around any more.

Brakes aren’t very good, I can’t lock a wheel up no matter how hard I press, but MOT passed them happily.

I might go down a size on master cylinders, I think they are both 3/4”. Then I can probably tweak my balance bar system to get the best all round braking.

I would have thought going up in size on the master cylinder would move more fluid and give increased braking by moving the slaves further or is that not how it works?

 

[Morris]

It moves more fluid but the pressure is lower.
3/4" is large for twin master cylinders, I would try 5/8".

 

[Morrisman]

It moves more fluid but the pressure is lower.
3/4" is large for twin master cylinders, I would try 5/8".

I’ll pull them out, order some smaller ones.

 

[jsf55]

Whats the pedal movement like ? any idea of the pedal ratio ?

 

[Morrisman]

Whats the pedal movement like ? any idea of the pedal ratio ?

The pedal feels okay, fairly firm, ratio is 6:1 if I remember right. I made the pedal and frame myself but bought the actual balance adjuster spindle part.

 

[Morris]

Does the pedal move much? I'm guessing not.
I still think the m/C's are too large.

 

[Morrisman]

It moves more fluid but the pressure is lower.
3/4" is large for twin master cylinders, I would try 5/8".

Just had a look, they are both .750“. I shall order a pair of .625”