Terrano 2" Body Lift Steering Issues - Steering off splines

[elty001]

I agree but as I said this is not the pinch bolt you slacken off when doing the lift its the one on the shaft.
all I can think is that it wasn't seated correctly and the lift has caused it to become under pressure and pull it off the shaft.
I was devastated when alex told me last night.

[rustic]

Originally Posted by elty001

I agree but as I said this is not the pinch bolt you slacken off when doing the lift its the one on the shaft.
all I can think is that it wasn't seated correctly and the lift has caused it to become under pressure and pull it off the shaft.
I was devastated when alex told me last night.

Not your fault, I would say, as it must have been wrongly fitted before the lift.
This is the problem when other people work on cars.

I think we will all be getting our torches out later and checking ours.

Rustic

[firebobby]

Christ Alex mate...you were very very lucky
Get under your truck and check every nut and bolt.

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by AlexD333

Whoopsie, came up to mini roundabout went to turn, and carried on straight

Only 5mph though, no damage or anything. I did set it back on but steering us off

Now recovered to work will have a play in the morning. Night y'all.

Any advise on this appreciated.

When we spoke on the phone about this I did try and explain about the bolt passing into a groove, your pic shows it perfectly, the bolt has to be removed completely to get to the state in your pic, when you did your body lift if you did not remove that bolt it could not have been fitted correctly in the first place, as Rustic says there is no way that can come apart even if the bolt was loose, I will be looking at my scrapper for info, but as we both know yours is a later model and there are differences, Rick

[elty001]

Just checked mine.
Slackened off both bolts and made sure the one on the power steering box is seated properly.even with the bolt loose it won't come off the shaft as it's sits in the groove on the shaft.
Lock tite on the threads also for piece of mind.

[makeitfit]

I think some of the previous comments a little harsh but then again not to be ignored.
I'm a big fan of modding these trucks as you may know but being hands on is a benefit. That said I'm not in the Alex bumper fan club
As for mot I'm not aware yet of the mods done that would cause an MOT fail !
My own fall back has always been that the insurance company are aware of all the mods I've done. My trucks have passed their MOTs with the mods in place.
Rear arb removal will obviously extend articulation but has very little effect on road handling. The front does most of that. Front bush gone on Alex's arb is amongst the most common failure of the forum threads on std trucks , so nowt unusual there. Get it fixed obviously.
The re-sale price of the truck will undoubtedly have gone down from std ones but not the value to Alex.
This could indeed have been a nasty accident and the offending fitting luckily found before injury but as said before guys, it must have been fitted wrong before the lift.
The steering colum/shaft thing is at quite a shallow angle , probably about 25 degrees ish. The bolt slacking is mainly to allow the body to be lifted higher than needed to get the spacers in and then it settles back to a position very close to it's original. About 5mm I reckon. Without going all Pythagoras
Any road up, some valid comments and some harsh but in the end no one got a bloody nose. Once you're back from buying those lottery tickets Alex, have an hour or so checking your nuts eh
Then make sure your truck is safe

[dave123]

is it possible someone would be able to make a mod to replace the rubber doughnut .with a soild plate and something like this . http://www.ebay.co.uk/.../5-8-COM-10-T.../160455429970... or even weld 4 of these into a soild thick plate http://www.ebay.co.uk/.../1-2-x-1-2-..../160984711386... to allow for the flex and extra length needed when lifting the body

[Lincs Mav]

Alex i had a leak from my pump just like yours. I chucked a couple of cans of engine oil stop leak in the tank after 200 miles the leak had stopped right or wrong it worked.

Cheers Gav

[Fez_uk]

Leak is from running veg, Mine does it

[Sweety]

Originally Posted by Fez_uk

Leak is from running veg, Mine does it

Veg or the petrol must attack the seals in the pump then

[AlexD333]

Howdy all, good news all sorted at work, and yes all comments are taken on board.

Rustic - you are a lovely dude and have your heart in the right place but please know I am aware, it does aggravate when some of the comments are made, even though I'm sure you mean with good intention. Anywho on a plus note work have lengthened it out of the bulkhead. They still want me to get another donut anyway but this wont come apart.

[AlexD333]

And now reseated

For anyone that has to do this the rubber fin faces upwards for straight steering on the steering box.. Wasn't sure which direction

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by makeitfit

I think some of the previous comments a little harsh but then again not to be ignored.
I'm a big fan of modding these trucks as you may know but being hands on is a benefit. That said I'm not in the Alex bumper fan club
As for mot I'm not aware yet of the mods done that would cause an MOT fail !
My own fall back has always been that the insurance company are aware of all the mods I've done. My trucks have passed their MOTs with the mods in place.
Rear arb removal will obviously extend articulation but has very little effect on road handling. The front does most of that. Front bush gone on Alex's arb is amongst the most common failure of the forum threads on std trucks , so nowt unusual there. Get it fixed obviously.
The re-sale price of the truck will undoubtedly have gone down from std ones but not the value to Alex.
This could indeed have been a nasty accident and the offending fitting luckily found before injury but as said before guys, it must have been fitted wrong before the lift.
The steering colum/shaft thing is at quite a shallow angle , probably about 25 degrees ish. The bolt slacking is mainly to allow the body to be lifted higher than needed to get the spacers in and then it settles back to a position very close to it's original. About 5mm I reckon. Without going all Pythagoras
Any road up, some valid comments and some harsh but in the end no one got a bloody nose. Once you're back from buying those lottery tickets Alex, have an hour or so checking your nuts eh
Then make sure your truck is safe

Wise words.

sent from my phone, sorry for any typo's.

[AlexD333]

Yes plus one on this, minus the bumper comment

[rustic]

Originally Posted by AlexD333

...Rustic - you are a lovely dude and have your heart in the right place but please know I am aware...

Point taken Alex, apologies for the last few harsh postings on this matter, a bit OTT but this is how pasionate I am about safety.

I have seen many things in my life that I seem to know what could happen before it does. A bit of a premonition I guess, or just plain common sense really.
No I don't do the lottery, maybe I should...

One day, many years ago, I was on the M42 and on the opposite carriageway a guy had his lorry cab tipped forward, held in place with what looked like a piece of timber, I thought, that looks dangerous, he was leaning in...
When I got home I watched "Midlands Today" and they were discussing an accident on the M42 where a lorry driver was killed when his truck cab fell on him.
You can imagine how sick I felt, could I have done something...?
Not practical really, in the days before mobile phones, but still it is in my memory.

So I have said my views, so I will back off a bit.
Anyhow, you are now a proud owner of some axle stands, which was my first moan...
So we are getting there.

Hopefully when you start a job, you will have in your thoughts... Now what would Rustic say about this?
If you do... then I have made a difference.
After all, we are all placed on this earth to make a difference.

What have you done today?