340 rack in a 360 glt?!

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340 rack in a 360 glt?!

Post by chrisryan » 15 Nov 2010 02:57 pm

afternoon,

I've been offered a 340 steering rack for my 360 glt, will it bolt straight in or what!?!?

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Re: 340 rack in a 360 glt?!

Post by 340GLT » 15 Nov 2010 11:43 pm

Bottom section of column is different lengths. So not a direct fit.!
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Re: 340 rack in a 360 glt?!

Post by chrisryan » 16 Nov 2010 06:52 pm

ohhh grim!

Are there any combinations of the two that would work? like 360 collumn with a 340 rack!?

One of the seals has gone in my power system, so i dunno what to do!

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Re: 340 rack in a 360 glt?!

Post by SteveP » 16 Nov 2010 10:53 pm

340GLT wrote:Bottom section of column is different lengths. So not a direct fit.!
Is that the case for both PAS and non PAS though? Surely non PAS 360's have the same racks as 340's
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Re: 340 rack in a 360 glt?!

Post by chrisryan » 17 Nov 2010 10:38 pm

sorry for all the questions, but would the rack from a 340 alone fit a 360 collumn?

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Re: 340 rack in a 360 glt?!

Post by foggyjames » 24 Nov 2010 06:50 pm

No, the shaft coming out of the rack is longer on a 360, Steve...but can be un-bolted and swapped.

You can fit any rack to any model (in theory...clearances are a different matter) with the right combination of bits - Rack, shaft attached to rack, lower section of steering column, and upper UJ (inside the car).

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