Hello Pete,
Many thanks for your reply (of Dec 22, 2023)…and sincere apologies for such a late response. I received your email just before Christmas..and I think the festivities/The Macallan must have erased from my memory, the need to reply!
You mention that steering on these cars is heavy..especially when not in motion.
You also mention tyre pressure. I’ll check pressures and will likely inflate to at least 35psi.
The Hereford came with radials (for, I think, taxis)..I wonder if crossplys would help?
The needle bearing roller kit sounds interesting..and I will investigate this kit if the heavy steering persists.
I likely won’t go down the power steering route.
I was at the Morrris Leslie classic car auction in Errol, Perthshire yesterday..and got talking to Ian Walker of Ian Walker Commercials, Renfrew. Ian suggested, I think, that the problem could be seized kingpin bearings..and has suggested a way of checking this. I’ll follow Ian’s suggestion as soon as I get back to working on the Hereford.
I will update the forum with any improvements to the heavy steering.
Thanks again,
John
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