[Healeys] big Healey new steering box

[s.hutchings]

Well Bob, we all know that not everything is "evident on the bench"!Load tends to change things.Stephen BJ8Sent from my Galaxy
-------- Original message --------From: Bob Spidell via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> Date: 2026-06-21  4:34 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: healeys at autox.team.net Subject: Re: [Healeys] big Healey new steering box AHS has a  video showing the assembly of one of their boxes. You can clearly see 'DWM' on the top cover (sorry, don't have a link and it's been a few years).Here's a story: I got a call from Jeremy Welch himself and he said, in so many words "You Americans are full of it." The hard spot isn't evident on the bench.bsOn 6/21/2026 10:26 AM, Stephen Hutchings via Healeys wrote:> I’d like to hear more about this too.> AH Spares has one as well as DW.> I wonder whether there would be any advantage to the high ratio box. It may not be practical for parking, etc.> I guess the main question is -How much slop is taken up, given it is still a cam and peg design.>> I have an odd phenomenon with my car in that it sometimes feels tighter than others, and it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with how warm or cool it is.> (Lube level is good.)>> Stephen, BJ8>>> On Jun 20, 2026, at 1:34 PM, Ken Freese via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:>>>> Are there any negatives to the new steering boxes aside from the cost?>> Ken Freese>> 65 BJ8>> _______________________________________________>> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html>> Suggested annual donation  $12.75>>>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys>>>> Healeys at autox.team.net>> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys>>>> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/s.hutchings@rogers.com>>> _______________________________________________> Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html> Suggested annual donation  $12.75>> Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys>> Healeys at autox.team.net> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys>> Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/bspidell@comcast.net>_______________________________________________Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.htmlSuggested annual donation  $12.75Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys http://autox.team.net/archive/healeysHealeys@autox.team.nethttp://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeysUnsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/s.hutchings@rogers.com
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