Steve Parker Land Rovers in the UK produces a cylindrical shim type thingie
for fitting relays to old vehicles. Apparently the relay makes the chassis
hole oval over twenty-odd years...
Best Cheers
Frank
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----- Original Message -----
From: SJH <SHARDING@SCHULTE-LAW.COM>
To: lro@works.team.net <lro@Works.Team.Net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 4:00 PM
Subject: LRO: RE: steering relay knock?
> Joe: mine does this. rebuilt rover on a rover made frame, and the whole
> relay unit shifts slightly withing the frame hole notwithstanding the top
> pinch bolts are tight and the bottom retaining ring is in place. I even
> tried adding some brass shim stock between relay and frame. Did reduce
> but not eliminate shifting, and did do away with the knock.
>
> Simon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: joe mulqueen [SMTP:joemulqueen@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 7:11 AM
> To: schultelaw@transport.com; catchall@schulte-law.com; SJH; mendo
> Subject: steering relay knock?
>
>
>
> Hello,
> I recently replaced the original steering relay on my
> IIA with a
> new unit. I now have a sudden knocking sound that's
> only heard when the vehicle is underway and I turn the
> steering wheel. I hear it on every sweeping turn of
> Santa Cruz's Hwy 17. Working the wheel while the
> vehicle is at rest yields no sound or visible ball
> joint movement. My new springs are fully torqued,
> wheels/ bearings snug and I'm now thinking I see a bit
> of lateral movement in the shaft leaving the bottom of
> the relay and this shaft is banging around under the
> higher forces of actual driving conditions. Anyone
> ever have a relay problem like this?
> Thanks,
> Joe Mulqueen
> '67 SIIA 109 SW
> Cotati, CA
>
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