Ford 3600 steering
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 3:04 pm
Had to reconnect the steering ram thread to rod end joint on my neighbours 3600 about a month ago, all OK until he was rushed into hospital last week and while the girls were mucking out it snapped the n/s ram inside the cylinder (there had been a bend in the rod which I did my best to eliminate during my repair) so I got a panic call that it had died and spewed oil everywhere.
Managed to get the cylinder off its mount OK plus the rod end bits, a local repair outfit picked them up with a view to replacing when fixed, however I'm a bit concerned that the bend in the ram was much worse than when I refitted it, I wondered if it was bottoming somewhere near full ram in (lh lock), which would explain the ram thread pulling out and the ram breakage - is there anything which can act as an endstop that needs checking ?? there is no link between near and offside king pin crank arms, each side being independent with a cylinder each side.
Any pointers welcome, it'll be a while before he's back in harness so more important than usual it is problem free.
Managed to get the cylinder off its mount OK plus the rod end bits, a local repair outfit picked them up with a view to replacing when fixed, however I'm a bit concerned that the bend in the ram was much worse than when I refitted it, I wondered if it was bottoming somewhere near full ram in (lh lock), which would explain the ram thread pulling out and the ram breakage - is there anything which can act as an endstop that needs checking ?? there is no link between near and offside king pin crank arms, each side being independent with a cylinder each side.
Any pointers welcome, it'll be a while before he's back in harness so more important than usual it is problem free.