George, thanks for your thoughts, i wouldn't say any of the changes of direction in the column are more than what a uj should be able to cope with, however I would question the need to go out through the inner wing and then back into the engine bay as there appears to be a fairly straightforward path within the engine bay. It's possible that the standard exhaust manifold caused the path chosen? but because I have a S/S 4 branch possibly I have a bit more space than standard?
Richard, thanks for the link and the picture, that gives me a good starting point to check and experiment with some different positions of the joints. I take it that because no one else has encountered the same issue that it is not a standard Morgan feature and should be fixable. I'll report back later on with an update.
Edit. I've just re-read the article Richard linked and the piece about the length change as the joint rotates makes perfect sense and I'm sure it's causing the stress on the bearing that's attached to the inner wing.
Edit 2. I've just had a quick look, with my steering straight ahead I have the bulkhead spline bolt exactly horizontal along the bottom, the one behind the cover (other end of first shaft) is in an identical position and the uj at the steering rack is also horizontal but at the top rather than the bottom. So, I would say my setup is different from what Richard has. I'm off to Oldmeldrum car show today so won't be doing any tinkering till later on.
Last edited by Gordon D; 02/08/26 09:32 AM. Reason: Further information added.
