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Does anyone still make or have a set of steering unit tapers? Venders used to supply them but have not found any. Any ideas??
answer me here its quicker.
thnx,
frontyboy

Chaffin Garage 3500CW steering column collar and wedge.

Andre
Belgium

Rootleib still has them listed in their catalog.
Maybe they have them in stock.

Mike

Speedsters are, in the most, custom builds. As such, the best fit may be a custom made item. It is not hard to make an aluminium wedge to suit your particular application.There is nothing quite like having a go at it.

Allan from down under.

I just fabricate and machine my own for a proper fit.

I have a set of those aluminum steering wedge set ups that will not be using. I will not be back to my shop until April so it you can wait till then I will round them up and take pictures.
Mike

Hi Mike,

I can wait as I have lots to do yet. April is not problem.

thnx

frontyboy.

In old #4 the original was made out of hardwood. It was probably usable as is but we just duplicated it out of hardwood. Simple and easy.

Ed aka #4

So, using a ready made wedge will dictate where the column ends up sitting. That seams a little backwards to me.

My Duncan and Fraser built wide body roadster came with a lowered steering column which was also displaced outwards, from the factory where it was built. Having done a few, no doubt they could make the wedges beforehand, ready to go. But, the first one had to be a custom made one. Along with the wedge, the steering column flange features a wooden doughnut of quite complicated dimensions, thicker at the top and thicker on one side. The hole in the original steel firewall was closed and a new rectangular one cut lower down and displaced 3/4" to the outside. No doubt they had developed a template to cut the hole and drill the column bolt holes.

Allan from down under.

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