Here's a pic of my late box installed.
Mike Hudson '67 - Stroker / 5-Speed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Oakes" <boakes@gmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:24 AM
Subject: [Roadsters] Steering control box
> Another one step forward and two steps back on the roadster project.
>
> I was really excited about putting the last of the suspension back
> together, putting on hubs, brakes and wheels and putting it back down
> on the ground, but then....steering control box started binding up.
> Then it completely failed, not turning at all. I took it apart and the
> little roller bearings holding in the tab the goes into the worm
> bearing (sorry for slaughtering the correct terms there) fell out in
> my hand.
>
> Instead of rebuilding everything, I got in touch with other local
> roadster guy Matt, who had a box from a '69 that looked like it would
> fit.
>
> You guessed it. I wrestled it for quite a while and it looks like I'd
> have to grind a small notch in the body/frame to get it in there.
>
> Am I right? Has anyone attempted the same thing?
>
> Or, how hard/expensive is it to rebuild the original box?
>
> thanks
> -bill
>
> '68 2000 Solex
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