steering bump

The symptoms you described are of nil suspension movement, nothing to do with steering etc. If the shackle pins are free the culprit would appear to be the shock absorbers and the easy way to test is to remove them and go for a drive. If it is the shocks that are wrong it will then handle more like a yank car - all soft and bouncy. Only make one change at a time to eliminate a suspect item. Part of your trouble here is that so much has been dismantled, replaced and played with, all without benefit of a workshop manual. The only wedge in a light weight Bedford is the potato chip to keep the passenger quiet.
Another principle of old vehicle restoration is that if you are going to pay for someones education it should be your own (or family member) and not some so called professional mechanic who is learning at your expense. Keep plugging at it and let us know how you get on.

Rusty,
Which patch of the planet are you located?
Cheers Steve

My Bedford is a J2

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I took this photo before I took it apart

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Your wedges are ready
Cheers Fill

I stand corrected on the wedges. Interestingly the early J series handbook I have indicates that shockies were optional. I would guess they would be standard by the 70's

I think Mammoth may be onto something here.
My little Inter with new (urethane) bushes was like this - I had to back everything off a bit until it bedded in.
Also, I would think 70 PSI is far more than required. I wouldn't run more than 40 usually in 7.50 rag tyres, except I do have 45 in the front to reduce the shimmy. Rag tyres will normally show quite a flat spot even with correct pressure.

Best of luck, Jarrod.

I don't know if this will help or not.

I checked my Truck and Coach manual, TS1086.

It says the thick end of the wedge is marked either front or rear and needs to be fitted accordingly.

My Bedford SB3 is very sensitive to castor changes so I would get that checked again. If I remember correctly we had to go slightly more castor than the book says to get it driveable.

Hi Fill,
washes all organised, will send to you when I

Hi Fill,
washes all organised, will send to you when I get them mate.
Regards
Russ
still working on the bump