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Re: [Healeys] Steering Box and Wire Wheel Questions--BJ8

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering Box and Wire Wheel Questions--BJ8
From: Michael <michael.salter@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:11:08 -0400
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With all due respects to those recommending it for steering boxes grease is=
 not a satisfactory lubricant for any type of precision gearbox.
The reason is very simple.
The pressure on the gear teeth will displace the lubricant from the loaded =
faces so that lubricant must be a liquid to be replenished.
That is why the designers went to all the trouble of installing a seal.
Michael S
BN1 #174

-----Original Message-----
From: "Tom Felts" <tomfelts@windstream.net>
Sent: =E2=80=8E14/=E2=80=8E06/=E2=80=8E2015 5:00 p.m.
To: "healeys@autox.team.net" <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Steering Box and Wire Wheel Questions--BJ8

I have recently been hearing a "pop pop" noise coming from the right front =
suspension area when making a slow full right turn.

I do not hear it when making a full turn when the car is on concrete and is=
 not moving.

I noted this same condition on my E-Type also. =20

I have Dayton wire wheels on both and relatively new hubs. =20

It is not the spinners or a wheel bearing or worn splines.

Several listers on the Jag list have said they had the same problem and fou=
nd that the quality of the Dayton's had gone down and they did not fit flus=
h with the hub--thus causing the noise while making a sharp turn.  Their so=
lution was to get new hubs and Dunlop wires and that solved their problem.

Question---------have any of you had this problem and if so what did you de=
termine was the issue and how did you solve it?

Question #2------The BJ8 steering box is leaking oil (assume bad oil seal) =
and the dust excluder has disintegrated.  Is it possible to replace these 2=
 items while the steering box is still in the car by removing the lower nut=
 and steering lever?

Thanks for any help.

tom
65 BJ8
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=3Dutf-8"></head><body><div><div style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; =
font-size: 11pt;">With all due respects to those recommending it for steeri=
ng boxes grease is not a satisfactory lubricant for any type of precision g=
earbox.<br>The reason is very simple.<br>The pressure on the gear teeth wil=
l displace the lubricant from the loaded faces so that lubricant must be a =
liquid to be replenished.<br>That is why the designers went to all the trou=
ble of installing a seal.<br>Michael S<br>BN1 #174</div></div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><hr><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; fo=
nt-weight: bold;">From: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-ser=
if; font-size: 11pt;"><a href=3D"mailto:tomfelts@windstream.net";>Tom Felts<=
/a></span><br><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11=
pt; font-weight: bold;">Sent: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sa=
ns-serif; font-size: 11pt;">=E2=80=8E14/=E2=80=8E06/=E2=80=8E2015 5:00 p.m.=
</span><br><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;=
 font-weight: bold;">To: </span><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-se=
rif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@au=
tox.team.net</a></span><br><span style=3D"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; =
font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Subject: </span><span style=3D"font-fa=
mily: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">[Healeys] Steering Box and Wire=
 Wheel Questions--BJ8</span><br><br></div>I have recently been hearing a "p=
op pop" noise coming from the right front suspension area when making a slo=
w full right turn.<br><br>I do not hear it when making a full turn when the=
 car is on concrete and is not moving.<br><br>I noted this same condition o=
n my E-Type also.&nbsp; <br><br>I have Dayton wire wheels on both and relat=
ively new hubs.&nbsp; <br><br>It is not the spinners or a wheel bearing or =
worn splines.<br><br>Several listers on the Jag list have said they had the=
 same problem and found that the quality of the Dayton's had gone down and =
they did not fit flush with the hub--thus causing the noise while making a =
sharp turn.&nbsp; Their solution was to get new hubs and Dunlop wires and t=
hat solved their problem.<br><br>Question---------have any of you had this =
problem and if so what did you determine was the issue and how did you solv=
e it?<br><br>Question #2------The BJ8 steering box is leaking oil (assume b=
ad oil seal) and the dust excluder has disintegrated.&nbsp; Is it possible =
to replace these 2 items while the steering box is still in the car by remo=
ving the lower nut and steering lever?<br><br>Thanks for any help.<br><br>t=
om<br>65 BJ8<br>_______________________________________________<br>Support =
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