These are a Belleville Washer and act as a spring for the rocker
shaft to ride on. They are installed alternately on the shaft with
the raised part of the washer riding against the next one on the
stack. There are 6 required in the box.
If you have wear in the pin you will need to replace the pin.
David Nock
British Car Specialists
Stockton Ca 95205
209-948-8767
www.britishcarspecialists.com
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On Jun 23, 2010, at 7:01 AM, Stephen Hutchings wrote:
> While dismantling my BJ8 steering box, I noticed a stck of washers/
> shims under the follower.
> It's curious to me that these don't appear in any of the diagrams,
> and I don't think they're mentioned in the manual notes. Anyone
> know why?
>
> Removing one of these would enable you to get the peg down lower
> into the worm gear, but it would be pretty risky, because the whole
> damn thing has to come apart to remove or replace them....not worth
> it for an experiment, in my mind!
>
> Stephen, BJ8
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