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Jayski
10-25-2009, 12:02 AM
Play in the UMI steering, is this common?? i just bought a brand new UMI steering which uses the old steering throw arm from the origional setup, anyway there is about 1 mm play or so in the steering from the throw arm not seating 100% on the shaft...

Now i have 2 older UMI setups here both with alloy quick steer type extentions, and they both have the same play, so i tapped an m6 bolt in it to eliminate the play... But cannont do that with the new one... what have others done?

Have others just put-up with the play in the new UMI's??
WFO Speedracer
10-25-2009, 10:11 AM
Play in the UMI steering, is this common?? i just bought a brand new UMI steering which uses the old steering throw arm from the origional setup, anyway there is about 1 mm play or so in the steering from the throw arm not seating 100% on the shaft...

Now i have 2 older UMI setups here both with alloy quick steer type extentions, and they both have the same play, so i tapped an m6 bolt in it to eliminate the play... But cannont do that with the new one... what have others done?

Have others just put-up with the play in the new UMI's??

This is one of the reasons I sold mine,that and the fact that when I flipped it over and looked at the bearings they said made in CHINA and they were not stainless steel.:dunno:
Jayski
10-25-2009, 05:20 PM
This is one of the reasons I sold mine,that and the fact that when I flipped it over and looked at the bearings they said made in CHINA and they were not stainless steel.:dunno:

yeh WTF... i wonder why people who have bought these have not mentioned it..... i think the older design is prob better ( i have the pre baring type aswell as the first one that had bearings) anyway i guess a bit of teflon tape might help, but for something so expencive im not very happy with it..
Flyinghigh56
10-25-2009, 05:43 PM
yeah im waiting for mine to come if mines as crap as ur making it out to be im gonna be sending it back quite quickly.
Jayski
10-25-2009, 07:01 PM
yeah im waiting for mine to come if mines as crap as ur making it out to be im gonna be sending it back quite quickly.

cost me $140 to get it to australia so i dont have that option...
crab
10-25-2009, 07:14 PM
This is one of the reasons I sold mine,that and the fact that when I flipped it over and looked at the bearings they said made in CHINA and they were not stainless steel.:dunno:You seem surprised Terry...lol.
WFO Speedracer
10-25-2009, 07:15 PM
You seem surprised Terry...lol.

Yes I was very surprised,UMI was supposed to be the sh!t,turned out I was right.:dunno: