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TR2/3/3A Split Steering Rubber Bushing Install Problem

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GerryL

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I have not been able to install rubber bushing in the lower colum. I tried inserting the bushing after the box had been assembled without any success. I also aligned tabs and using a deep socket have been unable to drive in rubber bushing. I also removed the steering shaft, inserted the bushing and then inserted steering shaft which pushed the bushing out the colum. The tabs are not the problem. Could the problem be that these are old and have lost their resiliency? My Triumph never fails to present me with new challenges!!!!!
 
I definitely installed the bushings first, and then inserted the shaft. It should slide fairly easily through the center of the bushing; there should be no question of forcing it out. Sounds to me as though your bushing is either wrong or damaged. But with that steel ring inside, it would take a lot to damage it that much, so ???
 
I took several steering boxes apart before I realized the steel collar near the end is part of the bushing, instead of part of the shaft. The bushing has (at least mine did) a steel ring in the center, that may be stuck to the shaft. If that ring is stuck on the shaft, a new bushing can not be fitted, until the collar is removed. This picture shows the rubber bushing (without the collar) and the shaft it came off (with the collar) and another shaft (without the collar).
 
Thanks for the help. The steel ring is stuck on the shaft as depicted in your picture. I assumed that it was part of the shaft.
 
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