Steering Rack Mounting Bracket Removel
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Good work Pottsy that would be ideal and they do one with a 38mm hole.

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Considering that those clamps take all the steering force of the car, I think its a shite idea.
Stauff clamps are to hold hydraulic pipes in place so they are secure, not to take sideways loading from a steering rack.

Good point Tom thanks, scrap the stauff clamp idea, what are your views on the ally ones which rick used?

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I seriously doubt it!

Just had a thought - Metro's have their steering rack fastened to the subframe. I have a metro front frame with rack sat on my scrap pile. I'll pull it apart at the weekend and see whats what.

Out of curiosity i just whipped together a couple of brackets just to check clearance

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Id rather see it on the subframe than mounted back on like that.
The old plate would have spread the load over a wide area, but you may find it flexing or it could even crack the floor there like the subframe sometimes does

Just weld the old bracket back on

thanks for the advice Nic, i weld it back on. glad i got it off though, now i can clean the area behind it before i put it back on

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Putting it on the subframe would be interesting though

Nice idea, there must be a way to save a bit of weight from it.

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Re: Stauff clamps, agreed Tom, they're not super-strong! They were the only"plastic clamps" I could think of (other than P-clips )

This idea of mounting the rack on the subframe; OK it removes the relative movement between the rack and the wheels when there's a bit of front subframe movement. However, won't the relative movement then be between the rack and steering column? Any risk the splined do-da on the rack might shear?

I guess there's a case for it working if people have already tried it with no problems? Presumably a solid-mounted subframe is crucial.

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Are those simply std U-bolts and some spacers?

Perhaps it will be up to the job then?

Looks fairly simple to do...every little helps!

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Yeah those are the ones i meant

On 26th Jan, 2010 Pottsy said:

On 26th Jan, 2010 MikeRace said:
I never thought of removing these, think im going to do the same and use some of those plastic type ones that cossierick has used.

Not sure what cossierick has but by "plastic clamps" do you mean Stauff clamps?

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What are the ones that hold anti roll bars in place.

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Them ones above that you just quoted

those are the ones mike, stauff clamps

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Stauff clamps would be fine for an anti roll bar. Just not for a steering rack IN MY OPINION.

Unless you wanted to 'create' some torque steer

lol

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i imagine the subframe is alot sturdier than the heelboard nick, going of the guage of steel

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Those stauff clamps are on my anti roll bar and came with the kad kit and may get changed.

These are the rack clamps (sorry i carnt find a better pic)

There from a pick up that races at rockingham around the oval (150mph) so if they can handel that around a corner then am sure they will be fine on the mini.

They arnt the same as in the earlier pic tho, mine are more a solid block and have a grove machined out to stop the rack sliding side to side.

Metro Steering rack:



Looks like it's just a couple of U bolts through the frame.

Allthough the metro rack looks to have a couple of forks for the U bolts to sit it: