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DON@THEO Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2012 Posts: 143 Location: Cleveland,Ohio
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:06 pm Post subject: Steering shaft |
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ok odd question here.
Has anyone here had trouble with a 7/8 steering shaft being able to fit the steering mount bearing.
I have a 7/8 steering shaft that for the life of me I can not get to fit the shaft seem to messure about .005 to .oo8 over sized |
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jsturtlebuggy Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2005 Posts: 4496 Location: Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: Steering shaft |
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Pictures of what is happening?
Without any, I say hone the bushing in the bearing oversize to fit shaft.
If it is chrome it going to be oversize from the process. _________________ Joseph
Fair Oaks/Orangevale, CA
Elrod Motorsports
Motion Tire Motorsports
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Bobalos Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2012 Posts: 198
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 4:10 pm Post subject: Re: Steering shaft |
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I just ran into the same situation, but with 3/4" tubing.
Is it mild steel or Chome Moly? Ive found that CM seems to have tighter tolerance than MS. it fit awesome with CM.
Bob |
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DON@THEO Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2012 Posts: 143 Location: Cleveland,Ohio
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Steering shaft |
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jsturtlebuggy wrote: |
Pictures of what is happening?
Without any, I say hone the bushing in the bearing oversize to fit shaft.
If it is chrome it going to be oversize from the process. |
The mount i am using has needle bearings so i can not ream it to fit the shaft |
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DON@THEO Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2012 Posts: 143 Location: Cleveland,Ohio
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:31 pm Post subject: Re: Steering shaft |
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Bobalos wrote: |
I just ran into the same situation, but with 3/4" tubing.
Is it mild steel or Chome Moly? Ive found that CM seems to have tighter tolerance than MS. it fit awesome with CM.
Bob |
The shaft I have is just mild steel interesting that you have the same problem.I know its not my mount because my son had a set of 7/8 handle bars from a motorcycle and they fit the mount perfect. This is making me think his bars were chrome and you had the cm fit as well hmmmmmmmmm .
I just may have to go cm |
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JiI Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2006 Posts: 1844 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:17 pm Post subject: Re: Steering shaft |
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They make heim joints that are slightly oversized for this.
Jeff |
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dustymojave Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2007 Posts: 5802 Location: Lake LA, Mojave Desert, SoCal
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 1:29 am Post subject: Re: Steering shaft |
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What bearing is being used here that's causing trouble? _________________ Richard
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DON@THEO Samba Member
Joined: October 17, 2012 Posts: 143 Location: Cleveland,Ohio
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:01 am Post subject: Re: Steering shaft |
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this is the steering mount i am using
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