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BigAl
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 1:51 pm    Post subject: steering arm differences between powered/non powered rack Reply with quote

Hi girls and guys
I have a 16v 33 fitted with a NON power assisted steering rack.
I would like to fit the power assisted steering arms, as they have adjusters on the ends to make tracking adjustment more accurate and easier.

Could someone tell me the dimensions of the holes in both a NON power assisted steering rack arm and an assisted one?

Assuming the assisted one is smaller than a NON assisted one I can make up a sleeve.
I just need to know if a sleeve is enough or if they are wider, top hat sleeves will need to be made.

Thanks
Alan.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi BigAl,
you can have adjusters on the ends not depending
if you have or not power assisted rack,
adjusters are an upgrade done in '92 or '93 on all 33
(and yes probably in 92-93 about 90% of 33 where power
assisted but non all, I just see here one of '93 without it)

I think they can be changed without need to change
or modify the other parts (i.e. same holes) Very Happy
Am I wrong?
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the adjusrers have a left handed thread and will not fit Sad
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

Quote:
you can have adjusters on the ends not depending
if you have or not power assisted rack


Fully agree with that, the difference is the length setting of the
steering arms. I don't know how to post a diagram here
as I don't have photobucket (or some similar) account.
(Through AO maybe...? Smile )
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gritsop
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi

My 33 which is a 1991 PAS model was fitted with the fixed length steering bars. A lot of years ago I had found a later production 33 which was fitted with the adjustable steering bars which I removed and installed them on my 33.

It is a bolt on upgrade and it is not dependent on PAS or not.

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RFlower
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PostPosted: Thu Oct 17, 2013 7:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a diagram from the manual available from links on this site



Now I know about it I'll take those off the broken car to fit on the Sprint Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 6:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've just realized that I already have a google+ account,
so here's the diagram with the arm length settings:
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Bobkelso
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 18, 2013 3:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Uhm..
I didn't suspect arms where 8mm different
in length depending on PAS or not..
..it seams that the 2 bolts on steering rack
where steering arms are fastened are more
spaced on PAS rack..nice to know it Wink

I check Eper spares catalog, arms+adjusters+nuts
have different codes depending on PAS or not,
not sure if arms are effectively built with different length
or if they are the same and the 8mm difference is achieved
only with a different regulation of the adjusters and
different thickness of the two nuts on the adjuster sides Question

>> Arms before adjusters upgrade codes:

60501536 - no PAS - DX and SX ( spare code is for arm )

60538758 - PAS - DX ( spare code is for arm )
60538759 - PAS - SX ( spare code is for arm )

>> Arms after adjuster upgrade codes:

60572860 - no PAS - DX and SX - ( spare code is for arm+adjuster+nuts)

60572858 - PAS - DX and SX ( spare code is for arm+ adjuster+nuts)

>> Arms after upgrade as separate spare are not available

>> Adjuster as separate spare have 1 only code,
the same for Dx-Sx and with PAS or not

>> The nut for the inner side of the adjusters has different codes
depending of PAS or not, and in the figure it seams thicker the one for not PAS.

May be different length is achieved only by different nut and regulation ??
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BigAl
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did anyone take any measurements of the holes in the steering arms at the steering rack end
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eagle3
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

All but the boggo 1.3(1991-1993) carb entry level serie 3 had PAS I believe.

As far as I know from 1993 on it was standard on all models.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

for anyone that needs sleeves, aka Joelamint Smile
adjustable ps rack arms have an m12 bolt with a 22mm head bolt
non adjustable non ps rack arms have an m10 bolt hole
sleeve 10.6mm id and 12.6mm od and 26mm long
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 11:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

decided to go with 10mm id as 10.6 was to large


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