From: TrmpetDave@aol.com on 01/04/2000 11:59 PM CST
To: dorothyr@pacbell.net@SMTP@Exchange, morgans@autox.team.net@SMTP@Exchange
cc:
Subject: Re: Gemmer steering box
In a message dated 1/2/00 6:13:20 PM, dorothyr@pacbell.net writes:
<< Hi,
I'm thinking of replacing my +4 cam and peg steering box with the Gemmer
steering box. Anyone have experience with this? Does anyone know the turns
lock-to-lock of the Gemmer box?
Thanks
- Kevin Rivette >>
I have had the Gemmer box on my '71 plus 8 for several years. It seems to
have about the same number of lock-to-lock turns as the original, and is
similarly heavy. I did notice quite a bit of shimmy after I first had it
installed however, which I cured by installing a steering damper made for
the VW van. tThe steering damper wasn't too hard to install-I had a bracket
welded to the frame on the right side for one end of it, and attached the
other end to the tie-rod with U-bolts. Dave Collins, San Diego. PS the
tie-rod end of the damper comes pretty close to the radiator-a friend of mine
had one that gouged a hole in the lower radiator tank, so after you put it
on, check the lock to lock excursion, tisting the tie-rod back and forth at
each end of the travel, to be sure to ends of the U-bolts don't foul the
radiator.
<<<
I had no experience with shimmmy as result of the Gemmer box installation but I
noticed a bit more feedback at the steering wheel. A Borgeson U-joint with
a built in rubber bushing helped to dampen this. The steering is
similiarly heavy while driving but much lighter during low speed manuvers
and more importantly the 1/2" of steering play is eliminated.
Regards,
John
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