Had a stray follow me to my door, can I keep it?



Shipping was fast, dang, hope I can get it installed as fast

 

Thanks, Tim.

I speed read a lot and because it wasn't in the main body of the post I missed it.

He's added.

Thanks for being my check and balance!

Added.

Stewart

 

Well, here is a pic of the big fluid leak, another pic of the Red-Head for fun. Even the gal that called from the post office saw is was from Red Head Gears and figured it was PS fluid. It was in a nice little plastic bag when I went to get it. Oh well, they have to be careful I guess. While I was there the police chief was talking to the lady about a mail carrier, a report and the bomb squad. Don't know what the deal was, It's a small town. The officer told her that next time the mail carrier should call 911 before the post office. They lady said it was post office (government) policy to call the postal service first then the police. The officer was trying to stress how important getting the bomb squad on the way was. Anyway, it was interesting and I picked up a new box to send the core back. Thanks again for everyone's hard work making this happen!
Steve

 

Yeehaw! Installed! Drives much better now.

Took about 2.5 hours total including at least 4 or 5 trips on my healing knee down to my lower garage for tools I need out of the toolbox down there. I would have been done 45 minutes sooner, but I got to do the install twice. It seems that the Moog Pitman arm I bought from Rockauto either was a "wrong item in box (it was taped closed - not a factory job) or Moog dorked up the specifications for this application. It was too short and had too much drop and caused it to hit the cross member under there (forgot the name) on left turns. Ended beating the old arm off the old box and swapping it onto the new one. If I had to do it again and had everything at hand, I could probably do one in an hour now if there were no complications.

Took a 20 minute test drive and observed that the wandering steering was definitely fixed. The steering seems to take a bit more effort, but it's not a big deal. Also, the steering wheel is not about 10 degrees off center, but I can adjust that later.

I need to pack up the core tomorrow and send it on back Friday.

In all, a very successful project! My thanks for all the effort that was done to set this up.

Now, the exhaust system needs to be fixed before the weather turns crappy....

 

At first i thought you ordered a red head
not a red-head steering box!
Glad you got the right one.

Edit:
I would also like to thank the OP for organizing this group buy.
i would probably have waited and waited to buy it otherwise.
I also want to thank Stewart for keeping track.. i only bought one btw...
Last, a big thank you to everybody who was able to join the group buy!
Never did a GB before..

Next week santa will order my RAS to take sdvantage of the FTE deal
Offered by them too.
Spread the love at christmas AND save $$$ too!

 

Took old and new boxes to a friends shop and he impacted the arm nut and locking washer off for me, installed my new arm on the Redhead- took him all of 2 minutes with the right tools. I would have never gotten that nut off myself. Now just waiting for my muscle help to arrive to hold it while I bolt it back in....

 

Thanks for setting this up looks like it was a great success

 

It ain't over yet! Still 25 minutes until it is 5 pm in seattle. Redhead is still open!

 

I hope to get it in Friday .... but I have a question for some one who maybe knows .... I think I read that they come centered from Red Head Steering.
Those of you who have installed it already, is that what you found to be the case?

Later .....

 

Got home and this was waiting for me . That darn thing is heavier than I thought it would be.




Then I was PHOTOBOMBED by my wife.



Tim M

 

Da Redhead is modeled by Da Red Head!


LOL!


Now that's funny!!!!

 

Ya gots a very pretty wife Tim. And with eyes like she has, I'm SURE you don't mind her photobombing any of your pics!

Stewart

 

At the last ManTown get together, Peter and I were talking about how we defiantly married up.

Tim M

 

I just couldn't swing it.

Guess I can wait a couple more years for the next one.

 

All installed feels great on my short drive on country roads, will get it up on the highway tomorrow.