Suspension : Steering :Blog

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:12 pm

Same way as the S2 one - just it more prone to crossthreading (but you already know that)

As for the quick rack - I think the steering on the elise is pretty well weighted and wouldn't have to cock about with it just for the sake - anything more and I think you would have one fidgity car on your hands.

Mac

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:17 pm

The Hub carrier is completely different you cannot unscre thye bottom ball joint as the bolt fouls on the hub carrier. there is a plate bolted to the bottom and it may be a case of remove that first. or at least loosen it but I dont want to unbolt the wrong thing in the wrong order and give myself a nightmare and be unable to get the thing off

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:23 pm

Does it describe it in the service manual, or try the SELOC Tech Wiki?

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:28 pm

nothing at all have tried both

it may end up a slacken everything off and see job

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:42 pm

I've removed both in the same method.

There are two cap headed bolts that go through the top and contains the bar that connects to the steering rack - there are shims in here which controls the camber angle.

At the bottom there's a ball joint plinth, the nut for the ball joint sits inside the alloy hub but there is a slot to allow a spanner into it.

However, it's much simpler to undo the 4x 17mm hex headed bolts and split the plinth from the hub carrier.

The procedure I use is to loosen off the 4x 17mm hex headed bolts but still leave them slightly more than finger tight. Now undo the 2 x cap headed bolts noting the location of them (one is longer than the other) and the correct number of shims installed) Once you have removed the cap headed bolts you have effectivly removed the hub carried from the steering arm and top wishbone - now that the hub is more moveable you can undon the 4 bolts at the bottom - you will need to rotate the hub in various ways to stop the bolts from bottoming on the bottom wishbone.

When refitting the plinth make sure you apply duralac to it and also a thread sealant to the cap headed bolts to prevent bi metalic corrosion.

Mac

Edit: if you still have the brake disc shields installed you will need to bend these out of the road or use a wobble drive on your socket - I bent and removed the ones on the S1

woody · Post by **woody** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:36 pm

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 6:59 pm

hub is off on one side now the rack is comming out.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:16 pm

problem found it's a bent rack end

what was interesting was the lotus genuine replacement part sticker on the rack hmmmm

woody · Post by **woody** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:05 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:problem found it's a bent rack end

what was interesting was the lotus genuine replacement part sticker on the rack hmmmm

How many miles are on the car? Racks are known to wear out pretty rapidly comapred to run of the mill cars. I have a receipt saying mine was replaced for an overhaulled unit at about 23k

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:16 pm

Had heard that they wear ou easy it'd done 52k I can't find a receipt for it in my enormous box of receipts LOL once you get it out (not bloody easy!) it is simple to recondition.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 9:19 pm

Update, really for my own benifit.

Have stripped out the wishbones on 1 side of the car ! I am struggling to get an exploded view of the steering rack from Titan motorsport just to make sure I am ordering the correct part, but the track rod ends come on wednesday.

What would look cooler painting the wishbones Audi Silver or Rover White ? i'm not going to buy paint thats just what I have lying around.

woody · Post by **woody** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:01 pm

BiggestNizzy wrote:Update, really for my own benifit.

Have stripped out the wishbones on 1 side of the car ! I am struggling to get an exploded view of the steering rack from Titan motorsport just to make sure I am ordering the correct part, but the track rod ends come on wednesday.

What would look cooler painting the wishbones Audi Silver or Rover White ? i'm not going to buy paint thats just what I have lying around.

Item 17? P/N is C08 616 116 00 A2. Can send you the whole pdf if you need.

I'd say silver, white'd be more naff.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:08 am

That looks nothing like the rack in my car!

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 4:56 pm

After many Phonecalls It transpires that I do not have a Titan motorsport steering rack. whats worse is MMC will only supply the the track rod as part of a complete rack (£370+VAT). the rack in my car is lotus part number A117H0052F

help! as without a rack end I'm fooked

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:02 pm

Can you not get one knocked up? There were also a load on e-bay a while back.