FAULTY STEERING? HERE'S A SOLUTION

Original Dragster parts can be sometimes hard to find if you don't know a good dealer. Jeff Scheule came up with this solution for fixing wobbly Dragster steering caused by worn steering bushes.
 
N.B. The pictures shown in this guide are of a Dragster 180.

After searching and not finding any replacement bushings for the u-joint on the upper part of the steering shaft, I figured out that I would have to make some bushings in order to try and correct my steering wobble / shimmy issue. I found that the outside diameter of the original steering bushes was 20mm. Malossi roller weights (part no. 6611095.S0) are also 20mm outside diameter, so I figured that I could use these in place of the original Italjet bushes.

So, I had to have the inside machine-fit to the u-joint cross, and I had to have the bushings cut down to the correct height. After installing the replacements, there is not a wink of play in my steering. This absolutely corrected the issue I was having. It works, and it's a cheap solution if you can't obtain any replacement bushings.

Words & Pictures: Jeff Scheule.