canadian mk1 restoration

[Lynn Eades]

Sorry. The key to what I said is in the "Long rods". The reason is to disconnect the brakes, so that locked or siezed brakes do not interfere with the steering operation. I would disconnect the bell cranks found behind the rear plate. these have needle rollers top and bottom. It would be wise to dis connect both ends to check them, working backwards to the steering box until you locate any siezed items. Dropping the cam plate out as well from the bottom allows you to move everything, if its not siezed somewhere.
Check the bearing in the camplate. check the rollers that run against the cam plate, and make sure that you free up the spindles they mount on, as these need to be adjusted when the camplate assy is reinstalled. While this is out, is time to make sure the crosstube is moving freely. In service, it only moves about 1 1/8" from side to side. (5/8" each way) The rollers may need to be removed to grease them at the pins.The flats need a bit of lube applied manually(pulling the thing right out would be best)then when its back in , with new leather boots, it will be good for a long time