Longer, lower steering column, for manual steering boxes?

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The lower steering column , used with manual steering boxes in the e9, was longer than standard, does anyone have the exact measurement?
Along with this, does anyone have one for sale? (I would prefer not to have one made if possible),
Thx Mike
 
Paging TJ Noto!

TJ (CorsaChili) did this conversion, he posted details, you might try search on the board. I can't recall if he did that before or after the board changed software.
 
When I did this conversion I really never imagined I'd ever have reason to share the details of the job. Manual steering boxes are extremely rare, and they were only ever fitted to CSLs. Having said that, of all the modifications I've made to my car (and they are manifold), this one has been the most rewarding, even given the rather serious effort required doing three point turns.

Sadly I do not have access to this data. Someone else asked me a while back and I think I sent them the information, but I don't recall who it was, and I'm not sure I can find it in the sent mail folder on my other machine. I should have made note of this on the website but I'm pretty sure I didn't (I'll go back and look now).

The original steering column for the manual boxes are NLA so I had to have my machinist buddy machine and weld in a section for me. It was an inch or two, but like I said, I don't recall the precise length.

Let me see if I can find it, and if I do, I'll happily post the diffrence.
 
Great, now I'm going to have to get off my lazy arse, go out to the garage and find the box with my manual steering box... Because in there, I have notes taken from TJ's posting about how much to lengthen the steering shaft.

I hate it when I have to get up! 8)
 
CSL Steering column

Mike, I have a CSL steering column + box which will be installed shortly, so if you havent got/ found out the exact measurement, let me know and I will get it for you. Keshav
 
TJ, I think it was me you gave them too. Im sure I printed and filed the email somewhere but will have to try and dig it out. This is something I will have to do this year. I have manual steering on the batmobile and the difference is unreal.

The few hp saved and weight just add to the argument for it.
 
TJ- I found this on your cowpokeracing website!!
Is this info correct? 220mm (8 ish inches), sounds like alot.

Keshav, a cross chech of the length of the one you have would be great,
and threewebers, given I am in Aus, i will try and source a standard length locally, but if I cannot, I may take you up on your offer.
Thankyou all for your help.

""One of the things I learned about cars with manual steering is that they used a slightly longer lower steering column in order to make up for the smaller and shorter steering box. Unfortunately this part is NLA so I'm having my old one lengthened in order to fit. This is obviously an important component and a catastrophic failure of it would be...catastrophic, so I'm having my machinist friend work his magic to make sure that it never fails. For those that are interested the lower steering column for a manual steering box car is 566mm long compared to 346mm for the one for the power steering box.""
 
Mike
Try and find an e3 sedan with manual steering - like a 2500 sedan - this should be a suitable donor. I'm sure the parts are interchangeable. Also, i think the LHD steering box will be different to the RHD.......
Cheers
 
Longer lower steering column for manual box

I have a note saying the longer column should be 52-53 cm or 20.8". But I doubt this.....

The shorter one for power steering is 47cm or 18.6". That´s a fact.
I measured the ps box and the manual box at the garage this morning and found the difference to be about 9 cm or 3.75".
That ought to call for a total lenght of 56cm or 22.1".

These values are not exact to the mm, as there is adjustment available along the splines when you mount the column to the U-joint and then to the splines of the box.

Has anybody got a longer column to verify this please?
 
Why don't you just take a 2.5 cs steering column. All 2.5cs's are manual (but not the same ratio as csl)...
Best regards,
Tom
 
2.5 cs' aren't exactly common.

I just had the column lengthened and from memory it was 9.6cm but I would have to check and it isn't with me right now.

Anyone else able to confirm that additional length?

Regards,

Rohan
 
Hear, hear! C'mon peoples, step right up and give us a length.

As Richard Dawson said: "Survey says......?!"

This 'weight weenie' feels like shedding a few more pounds...

muchas gracias

;-)
 
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