710M to be changed from LH to RH drive
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2018 10:07 am
LH drive vehicles are no longer allowed in South Africa unless they were previously registered here – has someone considered or even changed a truck from LH to RH drive? I had a look at one and this is what I observed:
Moving the steering assembly to the RH side with the sector shaft going through the tub with the distance mirrored to accommodate all the original components
Refit complete pedal assembly to the RH side with new brake and clutch master cylinder fluid lines
Mirror the dash/steering support and "sissy” bar
Moving the hi/low shift lever to the RH side by extending the shaft through the air duct.
Refit the accelerator pedal to the RH side and actuate the engine fulcrum with a cable from there
Mirror the instruments and switches to accommodate wiring lengths
Gearshift requires further thought but an option is to lengthen the lever and crank it to the right, halfway over the engine cover
Handbrake to be left as is.
Am I missing something? Comments would be much appreciated.
Tjerk
Moving the steering assembly to the RH side with the sector shaft going through the tub with the distance mirrored to accommodate all the original components
Refit complete pedal assembly to the RH side with new brake and clutch master cylinder fluid lines
Mirror the dash/steering support and "sissy” bar
Moving the hi/low shift lever to the RH side by extending the shaft through the air duct.
Refit the accelerator pedal to the RH side and actuate the engine fulcrum with a cable from there
Mirror the instruments and switches to accommodate wiring lengths
Gearshift requires further thought but an option is to lengthen the lever and crank it to the right, halfway over the engine cover
Handbrake to be left as is.
Am I missing something? Comments would be much appreciated.
Tjerk