Hi
Anyone experiencing severe sticking in the box woudh find it pretty obvoius
what to replace upon dismantling.
It?a not a coffee brake job, unless you know what to do.
Best , Per
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> 12 maj 2018 kl. 19:00 skrev Ron Fine <ronfineesq at earthlink.net>:
>
> The steering box on my BN7 has developed a major problem. I am anticipating
> having to pull it and replace the two ball bearings but I was wondering if
> anyone else has experienced a similar problem. I noticed that the steering
> wheel seemed to be sticking in multiple spots in the rotation while driving.
> Once I got the car up on jacks with the weight off the front tires it became
> obvious that the wheel is sticking or tight every 3-5 degrees of rotation
> from full right to left. The only thing I can think of that might be causing
> that would be a broken ball bearing although I am not sure why that would
> happen other than old age. The box does have a full load of grease and has
> worked fine for the 13 years since my restoration was completed.
>
> Has anyone else had to rebuild a steering box due to such a failure? Is
> there anyway to anticipate the number or size of shims I should have on hand
> to complete a rebuild?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ron Fine
> 61BN7
>
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