Pogo Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Hi All I am in the process of replacing the loom on my TR6 and whilst in there I'm sorting out a few other bits. My steering column has always twisted slightly and it has been annoying me so I decided to replace all the felt and the clip on the brackets. Once I'd stripped it down I found an odd metal ring that fits round the column - see picture. It's approx 17mm wide x 2mm thick and goes around the column about 75% of the way. It is loose and moves round and forward and backward but not easily. I can't see this thing anywhere on the Moss website. Can anyone shed any light onto this about what it is/does and where it should go? Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ed_h Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Going from memory here, but I think I concluded that it was just a spacer between the mount and the ignition switch assembly. Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Thanks Ed So not really important from a position/fixing point of view? Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Z320 Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 (edited) Hi, I have never seen this and can not realize it's sence. But - on your assably the spring inside the bracket is missing that makes the tube fitting tight. I myself added a strip of tin steel to avoid damages from the spring on the aluminium tube. That's tight!. See here Ciao Marco Edited April 12, 2019 by Z320 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Hi Marco The spring was there inside the bracket and there was felt underneath it and top and bottom of the front bracket. The felt was very compressed so I’m replacing all that with a new and a new spring clip. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ed_h Posted April 12, 2019 Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 I think the ring would help locate the outer column in the fore/aft direction. Ed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pogo Posted April 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2019 Not sure what it gains from being there though. Strange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Price Posted April 22, 2019 Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) Just seen this post, my car also had the same ring spoke to TRGB and they have only ever seen a couple of cars with this fitted, it goes under the the top half of the bulkhead bracket, Put mine back, also added the rare strut at the top of the steering column which fixes to the bulkhead, made it from a steel tube. Rob Edited April 22, 2019 by Robert Price Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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