Steering suspension rubbing prop shaft
Any ideas why the steering suspension is almost touching the prop shaft? I had to remove the prop shaft to get the U joint fixed. The steering suspension was removed for me by a friend and I think he removed the suspension in order to gain access. I put the prop shaft back and I noticed how close it is to the shaft. i'm not sure how we got here. The 2 bolts holding it have no room for adjustment. Does that mean I need to remove the ball joint and re-adjust it to get it out of the way. I won't dare drive it but when I move I think I can hear some noise.
Here's another perspective. Should that bracket not be straight?
i'd have to look. how about it upside down.
The bracket is home made?
It appears to be an early car 460 series?
And it appears to have the upgraded HD Steering Damper
These will not fit on a 460 with the stock bracket and the proper bracket is hard to get and expensive
So lools to me like someone as roughly made one?
Should be nowhere near the prop as such
Let me know what model and year it is and I will look
It's a 1995 300GE and it's a 463. I suspect it was a home mande version but I couldn't find the 463 version anywhere.
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