[DeTomaso] Steering column problem

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Okay,  - THAT-  newsletter.

Ah, I feel so much better now, except that I should have inspected the 
column -before- washing the car.  Then I would have caught Dennis at 
work.  Oh well, now I know exactly what I need and can just fax him an 
order.  Very cool.  :)

Thanks to Mike Drew for a wonderful article, well done, and it covered 
all the bases.  Amazing how a motorcycle guy has learned so much about a 
Pantera.

Thanks to Mark McWhinney, who pointed me to the PCNC newsletter.  (yes I 
do get the notifications, I just don't read them -all- anymore)  :)  So 
now I have a permanent copy locally.

Well, its off to make a Fax for Dennis at Pantera Performance Center.

Asa Jay

PS.  For the gory details . . .
Roger Sharp kindly performed the seam weld on the lower bracket for me 
the first year Shelley and I drove to Las Vegas.  The spot weld had 
broken and we were experiencing a lot of steering wheel play.  Roger 
welded it -in- the car, with a wire feed welder and Roger stuffed under 
the dash just far enough to see what he was doing.  I think I know why I 
lost that lower bushing now.  Whooda thunkit?

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired

& Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA

1973 Pantera L 5533
[ASASCAT]
    
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Mark McWhinney wrote:
> Mike's most excellent article starts on page 8 of this month's PCNC
> newsletter.  The bushing you need is on page 10.  Be sure to zoom in on the
> pictures as you can get very good detail.
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> http://www.panteraclubnorcal.com/articles/News0706.pdf
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
> Behalf Of asajay at asajay.com
> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 3:57 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Steering column problem
>
> Drat!
>
> Pantera Performance is closed (after 4:30 their time).
> I can't find any article by Mike in any newsletter going back to  
> January.  There is a little bit about Jim Demmick rebuilding his  
> steering -rack- in the latest issue of profiles (or was it one back).
>
> You -are- referring to the steering column and not the rack?  I've  
> already got a bronze bushing in the rack.  You're saying I need one in  
> the column at the bottom.  Sounds like I'm going to have to take it  
> all apart.  grrrr.
>
> Asa Jay
>
> Quoting forestg at att.net:
>
>   
>> ASA,
>> Mike Drew just had an article published about this very thing. I   
>> think it may have been in the last POCA newsletter but since I am   
>> not home I can't check for sure. There is a plastic bushing in the   
>> bottom of the steering column that breaks and causes this. Dennis   
>> Quella has a replacement in brass to fix it.
>> Forest
>>
>> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>> From: asajay at asajay.com
>>     
>>> Sorry, forgot to change the subject.
>>> Asa Jay
>>>
>>>   All,
>>>
>>>   I'm trying to troubleshoot my steering wheel in/out play.  I took some
>>>   photos here:
>>>
>>>   http://www.teampanteraracing.com/gallery2/v/asajay/steer/
>>>
>>>   Is the space shown between the two photos, supposed have some kind of
>>>   a bushing?  What else can anyone tell me about this amount of
>>>   push/pull slop?
>>>
>>>   Also, while I was under the dash, I noticed what looked to be a
>>>   throttle stop on the gas pedal.  There are two adjusters, one for off
>>>   throttle and one for on throttle.  Take a look and provide feedback
>>>   please.
>>>
>>>   Thanks,
>>>   Asa Jay
>>>
>>>
>>>
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