[V8] steering

[Ed Kellock]

Spent the afternoon/evening working on the 91 Avant's loose steering.  Was
all ready to dig into the loose tie rod and and decided to investigate
adjusting the steering gear.  Looked it up in Bentley and 10 minutes later,
wow.  I guess after almost a quarter of a million miles, stuff wears.
Imagine.
 
On to the main project.  The driver's side inner tie rod bushing has been
loose and I haven't wanted to buy a whole tie rod because of it.  It finally
occurred to me a couple weeks ago that I have a parts car and it has the
same bushing, though in a V8 tie rod instead.  So I pulled the tie rod and
pushed out the bushing then did the same with the Avant.  That bushing was
hard and cracked, but otherwise intact.  Did the swap'a'roo and reinstalled
both tie rods and I have a no cost repair which, sadly, is a valuable thing
these days.
 
Can't wait to drive the Avant tomorrow.  I love how these little things
renew my exuberance in a car that I've owned for several years.
 
Ed