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       DIY rack
       By: Jimr1999 Date: February 17, 2023, 11:27 am
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       This is experimental, not fully proven and for discussion only.
       The steering on the BSA is Pitman arm, and while some might find
       this system absolutely fine, I find it twitchy at speed and hard
       work in tight corners. My arms have got used to power steering
       and if I lose a little road feel, I can cope with that.
       I have been trying various solutions with in - line planetary
       gears and not having any faith in the results enough to take the
       idea forwards. Too much lash and, not enough connection options
       have made me kick that idea into the long grass.
       So, try to build a rack.
       I saw a video from an American (I think) fellow who has a good
       deal of skill with metal (1908 rick) Rick Eggers? I think who
       made a rack from scratch for his kart. I don't have access to
       high precision tools (eyes can't pop a centre to less than 0.3mm
       anymore either) so I improvised around his design to allow for
       poor tolerances with shims. Anyway, here is a short video of it
       so far.
       Comments please.
  HTML https://youtu.be/SeC1ju09kLE
       Jim
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