firefire Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 Congrat's!!! Hi. A picture from a little ride to Ålesund. The Bronco is a rare bird in Ålesund. But American cars from the 60s and 70s are very popular. Eddie runs very nice. Still very surprised over how much better Eddi runs now. I have never had a car like this before. Therefore I dont know what to expect performance vice either. The plan for the next days is to get the interior and seat in at the back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Hi. A picture from a little ride to Ålesund. The Bronco is a rare bird in Ålesund. But American cars from the 60s and 70s are very popular. Eddie runs very nice. Still very surprised over how much better Eddi runs now. I have never had a car like this before. Therefore I dont know what to expect performance vice either. The plan for the next days is to get the interior and seat in at the back again. Eddie looks really good! Glad he's running so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Eddie looks really good! Glad he's running so well. Indeed! Looks nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Indeed! Looks nice! Hi. In the weekend I put back carpet and trimming at the back. And finished.It got a lot quiter from the back after this. Then we visited som friends sunday evening. Today Eddie took the exam for his technical condition. Since I had to do this within one year after registration I thought I may as well do it now. Its not so easy to do it next year in march / april when it may snow. The mechanic was very pleased with Eddie exept one thing. The sloppines in the tilting / bearing / steering wheel. He said I must look into it. So I have to find out what is wrong and fix it within a week or two. Then I must go back to him again to get Eddie approved for the road. Tried to pull off the steering wheel this evening but my puller is to big. Have to get a smaller one tomorrow. Ok. Thats it for today:nabble_smiley_beam: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Hi. In the weekend I put back carpet and trimming at the back. And finished.It got a lot quiter from the back after this. Then we visited som friends sunday evening. Today Eddie took the exam for his technical condition. Since I had to do this within one year after registration I thought I may as well do it now. Its not so easy to do it next year in march / april when it may snow. The mechanic was very pleased with Eddie exept one thing. The sloppines in the tilting / bearing / steering wheel. He said I must look into it. So I have to find out what is wrong and fix it within a week or two. Then I must go back to him again to get Eddie approved for the road. Tried to pull off the steering wheel this evening but my puller is to big. Have to get a smaller one tomorrow. Ok. Thats it for today:nabble_smiley_beam: I have some slopiness in my Bronco steering tilt too. Looking forward to reading how you tackle it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 I have some slopiness in my Bronco steering tilt too. Looking forward to reading how you tackle it! Hi. Gsmblue, read and see what I found Nice collection of trucks you have.There is a very good description of how to tear down the steering column on Full Size Bronco Forum. Also mentioned in this forum under Steering Columns. I started with buying a cheap puller from Biltema. It was not cut far enough in on the sides. And of course out of senter. The new improved versionWith this the steering wheel came off.Thanks to Ford for using 8mm screws:nabble_smiley_good: I dont have much of screws with american threads / sizes. Had to lower the column to split the electrical connection. You need slack on the wiring.After removing signal lever, ignition lock and its innards you can get the outer shell off. At the bearings there were only the tiniest movement. Close to nill. The tilt lock were without play too. But the two tiny bolts for the tilt had a lot of play I could pull them out with a 3mm screw. They were of steel and measured out exactly the same. The tilt housing is of aluminium and the holes have of course weared out. So I guess this is a common problem. Have to sleep on this.. Any suggestions for how to fix it ? Ok. Thanks for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 Hi. Gsmblue, read and see what I found Nice collection of trucks you have.There is a very good description of how to tear down the steering column on Full Size Bronco Forum. Also mentioned in this forum under Steering Columns. I started with buying a cheap puller from Biltema. It was not cut far enough in on the sides. And of course out of senter. The new improved versionWith this the steering wheel came off.Thanks to Ford for using 8mm screws:nabble_smiley_good: I dont have much of screws with american threads / sizes. Had to lower the column to split the electrical connection. You need slack on the wiring.After removing signal lever, ignition lock and its innards you can get the outer shell off. At the bearings there were only the tiniest movement. Close to nill. The tilt lock were without play too. But the two tiny bolts for the tilt had a lot of play I could pull them out with a 3mm screw. They were of steel and measured out exactly the same. The tilt housing is of aluminium and the holes have of course weared out. So I guess this is a common problem. Have to sleep on this.. Any suggestions for how to fix it ? Ok. Thanks for now Stein - Are you saying that the holes the metal threaded piece goes into are worn oversized? If so, since I have a lathe, I'd ream the holes out oversized and make new inserts to put in. However, can yours be put back in using red loctite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 Stein - Are you saying that the holes the metal threaded piece goes into are worn oversized? If so, since I have a lathe, I'd ream the holes out oversized and make new inserts to put in. However, can yours be put back in using red loctite? Hi. Gary. Do you suggest using red loctite as a filler ? Today I will take off the outer part to see what the inner part holes look like. Filling up with chemical metall, or making oversized bolts. Have to look closer at the construction before I decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Hi. Gary. Do you suggest using red loctite as a filler ? Today I will take off the outer part to see what the inner part holes look like. Filling up with chemical metall, or making oversized bolts. Have to look closer at the construction before I decide. Yes, I was thinking that if the insert is just loose you could use red loctite to keep the insert in. But if the hole is wallowed out very much you'll need to do something else. However, I'm confident that you'll handle that easily given what I've seen you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefire Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Yes, I was thinking that if the insert is just loose you could use red loctite to keep the insert in. But if the hole is wallowed out very much you'll need to do something else. However, I'm confident that you'll handle that easily given what I've seen you do. Hi. The holes are oversized in both inner and outer part.There is a lot of wobble. New holes in 6,5mm and 7,5mm is possible. And new bolts. An other option is tapping the inner hole for an 8mm unbraco screw and the outer hole for its head 11,5mm. That might be more solid than 2 loose bolts. In lack of a lathe a drill and a file can do for minor adjustments.Its a little scary to start drilling in the parts. The problem will be drilling straight in. Greased up the bearings. The rear one slipped out of its cavity so it might be a little loose fitting. The little screw driver keeps the tilt lock in open position. The big helper spring is really stiff. Too strong in my opinion.. Its a little challenging to put this stuff together when you have 2 strong springs working against you Now I have to start drilling. And see what comes out of it. Greetings Stein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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