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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 8:36 pm    Post subject: steering shaft rubbing inside tube Reply with quote

how I get involved with this crap is beyond me....

66 bug, adjustable beam installed elsewhere. the steering shaft is bottomed in the tube and for obvious reasons rubs.

I pulled the U clamp off the box, checked it both ways and one way wasn't going to fly at all.

I am out of ideas. last ditch effort would be weld up the notches on the U clamp and re grind notches in it. I need to get the steering box up like 3-5mm to prevent rubbing in the tube. even at that, it wouldn't be centered.

I have no idea who made the beam. like I said, I'm out of ideas Laughing any help before I go and re-index the notches on the U clamp?

thanks in advance
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 10, 2015 11:55 pm    Post subject: Re: steering shaft rubbing inside tube Reply with quote

Welcome to BUG WORLD and especially 66's....Don't understand your problem so I won't be able to help .
Maby a photo might help...
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 2:49 am    Post subject: Re: steering shaft rubbing inside tube Reply with quote

honestly you don't need the notch on the beam itself, grind it off and just center the steering shaft in the tube and off you go
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:11 am    Post subject: Re: steering shaft rubbing inside tube Reply with quote

Thomas Lindemann wrote:
honestly you don't need the notch on the beam itself, grind it off and just center the steering shaft in the tube and off you go



I think I would much rather re-notch the U bracket than clean off the nubs on the beam. I would hate to see the steering box dance around on the beam
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:25 am    Post subject: Re: steering shaft rubbing inside tube Reply with quote

a lot of the nicer after market beams don't even come with that notch.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 7:42 pm    Post subject: Re: steering shaft rubbing inside tube Reply with quote

Thomas Lindemann wrote:
a lot of the nicer after market beams don't even come with that notch.

The notches are on the clamp. The clamp pointing one way for a bug and another for a ghia. You're right some don't put the 'nubs' on a tube of the beam. Just another sign of the lowering of standards for replacement parts. Check out those home made from OG sheetmetal bolt 'keepers' Wink

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