Maserati 430 Bi-Turbo steering

Steering column improvement

The bottom mounting point of the steering column was badly designed. The column is maintained by a round rubber bush inserted into a flat bracket. The bush is necessary because the column is fully adjustable and can make different angles with the bracket. Instead of using the bush Maserati could have used a special bearing
The column exercices huge forces on the rubber bush which breaks (is cut) and lets the column to touch the bracket.

Here are described two modifications:
• Mine, a nylon bush
• Toubab's, a much more professional mod based on a bearing (in French, sorry, it's not mine, however with pictures)