T2 steering box is a bit scary at speed

[Wilma 1971]

Hi All, ('')

Does anyone know what is the best oil to put in a T2 steering box to improve the straight line handling..................and also can they be "tightened up" ?

thanks
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1971 bay window restored from a rolling wreck
EJ20 subaru conversion
(Parts supplied by the fantastic Richard @ RJES)

[ElusiveStranger]

Haynes manual will tell you how to tighten it up.

Failing that:
1/ fit a front spoiler (kills air flow to an underslung Rad. Btdtgtts)
2/ Bedford rascal rack. Search on here and sweet talk Neil for the Buck. He spent blood, sweat n tears.
3/ vaux corsa EPs. Search again on here. Rb's done all the grafting
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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more
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[Wilma 1971]

Hi Elusive ....
thanks for the response

i cant find a member called Neil for the Buck

Do you have athread i can follow ....

Excuse my ignorance ..what are Corsa EP's ?

thanks David
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1971 bay window restored from a rolling wreck
EJ20 subaru conversion
(Parts supplied by the fantastic Richard @ RJES)

[ElusiveStranger]

Try searching for "buck" or "rascal" by "neil-c"

EPS is electric power steering. I think its Rich Baker whose don't that.

I can't search that well as on mobile this weekend.
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Your experiences are worth shed loads to others, including the f'ups - live and learn.
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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more
Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"

[Wilma 1971]

HI Elusive,

Once again you have helped me out..........

I tightened the steering box today and replaced the oil ....but i thin rascal rack isprobably the way to go

I swapped the water pipes around as per an earlier suggestion from you and have built a bigger air scoop ..............will get Wilma out on the road next week to test fully ....but early signs look good
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Thanks again
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1971 bay window restored from a rolling wreck
EJ20 subaru conversion
(Parts supplied by the fantastic Richard @ RJES)

[ElusiveStranger]

excellent. We love posts like this. Now get posting pictures please. :-)
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Your experiences are worth shed loads to others, including the f'ups - live and learn.
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'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more
Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"

[jp]

Just realised none of Riches pics were working since the move. Now fixed

Some stuff on Riches Rascal/EPS set up HERE

I've just finished re-fitting my EPS/Rascal set up but have yet to take any photos... Just need to wire it up now I've robbed a corsa of it's connector blocks and 50amp fuse required to get it up and running!
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1971 Devon Bay with 1800 Ford Turbo Diesel Engine (wip)
1983 VW Golf GTI Campaign
1979 Mini 1275 GT
2013 Scirocco TDI GT

[Bugsy_malone 666]

Bays are always scare at speed, there was me thinking that maybe I hadnt guessed well enough the setup of my steering (My guess drives better than when tyre people set it up with a tracking gauge!)

I was wondering if there had be many conversions using a T25 steering box?

I managed to get hold of a T25 steering box that goes under the column but then when I went to thinking about what to do next I was a bit stuck.

I was thinking of fitting PAS to my Baywindow, had a mk4 polo rack but its too long to do anything with!

I have just replaced all of my tie rod ends and reversed them coz my bus is low so ideally looking for a solution to keep my linkage guard under the front (from the factory and still got it) yet somehow replace the drop link bar from the steering box with some sort of steering rack, then hook it up to the T25 box?

I think the big one is finding short steering racks to do the job at a cheap price!
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[13 window deluxe]

[T2 turbo]

I've used a clio steering rack with t25 bevel box and someone on here has used an astra rack, altough i'm not running bay suspension it doesn't wander about at speed really and thats at 70mph obviosly not on a public road

[13 window deluxe]

i've got a astra rack on the split and that is wonder free but a good well adjusted steering box with oil in it, rod ends and axle centre pin with no free play and it should be wonder free at legal road speeds
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1964 rat 13 window deluxe 1Z tdi,
1975 rhd twin slider tintop (TBA)
1991 golf 2 gti with tweaked AHU tdi,

previous tdi swaps: gone but not forgotten
1979 rhd twin slider tintop bay ahu 1.9tdi
1990 T25 1Z 1.9tdi
1993 suzuki samurai with 1Z 1.9tdi

[ElusiveStranger]

Ummm, perhaps I'd better adjust mine then. My van drives like the "Yank road-trip movies on a straight road" scenario.


I thought they all did that

Done TR ends, steering damper and idle pin bush (fecker of a job)
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The advice you receive on here is worth the paper it's written on.
Your experiences are worth shed loads to others, including the f'ups - live and learn.
Wouldn't YOU rather learn by someone else's mistakes? So would they.

'78 Bay, 2 litre 091 box, EJ20 NA & the ashtray's on the 'right' side.
I don't lean forward for hills any more
Bugger, missed out on "Live fast, die young"