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[Tomf]

How do you fit a drop bracket?

I cant understand how they gon on

Pics help me alot? LOL

But any help would be great.

[fikus01]

havent got time for a complete description!! tho i will say its important to loosen you're rack bolts to let the rack rotate otherwise you risk chewing the splines off the column and losing you steering and finding a ditch like i did many a year ago(you learn by ur mistakes)

[Tomf]

thanks, ill remember to do that now.

Any more help would be great

[Tomf]

Ok i have had a good look thought the search and i just want to make sure that this is all right before i go ahead and do it. As i don’t want to lose steering.

1. Undo two bolts in the drivers side footwell (i don’t know where these are but i guess they will be easy to find, also how far do i take these bolt out, do i completly remove them)

2. Undo two bolts in the passenger side footwell (i also don’t know where these are and how far to take them out)

3. Once all four bolts are un-done do i then have to remove the annoying bolt thing on the original steering column bracket.

4. Then do i add the drop down bracket, like this



5. Then do adjust the wheel to the right height and tighten the drop bracket.

6. Then to i tighten the four bolts on the floor (Do i do these as tight as i can or just a bit tight)


Can some one just check this and make sure that its all right.

Thank you

Edited by Tomf, 26 October 2006 - 12:57 AM.

[Big_Adam]

1. Undo two bolts in the drivers side footwell (i don’t know where these are but i guess they will be easy to find, also how far do i take these bolt out, do i completly remove them)

2. Undo two bolts in the passenger side footwell (i also don’t know where these are and how far to take them out)

3. Once all four bolts are un-done do i then have to remove the annoying bolt thing on the original steering column bracket.

4. Then do i add the drop down bracket, like this

5. Then do adjust the wheel to the right height and tighten the drop bracket.

6. Then to i tighten the four bolts on the floor (Do i do these as tight as i can or just a bit tight)

1, you have to loosen the steering rack. theres U-clamp with the botls inside the car. should be about 2inches away from each other. the bolts.

2, same as above

3, yep. careful as it might sheer or sheered already. if it's sherared already then much hassel awaits you. if not your fine. give it a little WD40 and strat taking it off.

4,yep.

5, adjust it how you want. sit in the seat (spanner in hand) and get it night, then tweak it up get in and out the car see that its comfy.

6, you "should" torque the bolts up.

[Tomf]

Ok i have now fitted the Drop bracket However when i loosened the bolts on the floot it didnt seem to do nething just the bolts came away from the floor but the thread didnt move, Did i do something wrong.

Also when you say i should torque the bolts up what does this mean?

I just tightened the bolts up but not as tight as i could get them is this right.

[Big_Adam]

yeah. the bolts won't drop out. their U bolts and their held agenst the subframe of the car. you just loosen them so you can rotate the rack. if they came out then you should be worried .

"Also when you say i should torque the bolts up what does this mean?"

you torque a bolt to a specifc tightness. in foot pounds or newtons or force. if you have a haynes manual at the start of each chapter there is a load of info in gaps and torque setting.
it's to stop things cracking or coming off. for exsample on the head studs when you change the head there are i belive 2 torque settings. you go rount till you do one torque then up the torque for the next time round....if that makes any sence.

just use a torque wrench. if you plan on doing more car work then their a good inverstment,. i plan to get one soon.

[Tomf]

Will it matter how i have done them up at thm moment :S I dont want to lose my steering.

[Mini-Dave]

just do them up firm, but dont go mad. as long as your not guna drive the car it wil be fine, just do them up to the correct torque setting as soon as you can.

Dave

[Big_Adam]

yeah. i to be honest just did them up tight and i had to re-dop them a few months later as they worked loose. so the correct torque is good.

also when you get to doing more on a car a torque wrench will (hopeful) stop you doing bolts up too tight and stripping them or snapping studs.

[Tomf]

Ok thanks people sill it be ok for me to drive to Halfords with it as it is. I havent done them up as tight as they can just tightened them up a bit.

[Mini-Dave]

Yeah, give em a bit more umph if your guna drive it (stil dont go made tho).

and dont forget, when you get the torque rench, dont leave it wound up for any lenght of time, other wise the spring wil wear out!

Dave

actualy i could use your help now

im tryin to remove my steering colum, and that GAY bolt thing, is seriously anoying. (later type, stupid smooth type thing)

How did you get it off?

in that picture it looks like the guys ground it off? did they then just use molegrips on the thread, as all the tention was now released from the bolt?

Cheers

[steveobennet]

thats the best describition of a sheer bolt i've ever heard! for mind i used a grinder to make a slot in it so i could use a scrwdriver to un-do it. but if it just won't budge then just grind it off!

[Mini-Dave]

hehe,, thanks again

i tried cuttin a slot allready by the way, but didnt work...too tight.

ill grind the *Female doggy* off tomo :@

Dave

edit, humm female doggy doenst quite get the anger across lol

Edited by Mini-Dave, 27 October 2006 - 06:09 PM.

[miniboo]

try mole grips