No Wrenching In The Neighbourhood

Yesterday I took the Rack and pinion mounting bracket to a welding shop to see about getting a modification made. I couldn't seem to communicate what I needed done in a way that the fellow understood...I also don't think he was  too interested in doing the work either which didn't help the situation ..he  recommended another shop which is better suited to taking in a small project which I appreciated.

I have done no work in the garage since March 10th...it is now May...my work contract is consuming my time and energy and keeping me away from "wrenching" on my Triumph...one of many excuses..ha ha...

Rack and Pinion Conversion-Support Installation

Time in Garage Saturday 1.5 hrs

Yesterday I laid out the hardware for the rack and pinion steering conversion, attached the tie rod ends and started attaching the support bar to the chassis. The support bar was not a "press fit" which required me to do a bit of adjusting with a large adjustable wrench to straighten the chassis mounting points enough that I could insert the support bar. As with other tasks related to this build it took longer to do than I had anticipated. I had to be careful to keep everything in alignment so the crush sleeves could be mounted and lined up properly so the bolts could be properly engaged into the threaded ends. It took more than a bit of fitting but when I left the garage yesterday I was well on my way to getting things tightened down.

There is also a couple of fasteners missing from the hardware package which means an email needs to be sent to my supplier...

It felt really good to be back out in the garage...