Has anyone rebuilt a steering box

Post by **swamp** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 9:27 pm

If so I would like to know any pitfalls
3 bolt if you need to know

Post by **mickrangie** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:52 pm

not much u can do apart form seals... I been thru 4 4 bolts in as many years....

Post by **Loanrangie** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:02 am

You need to replace the bronze bushes and ream them to suit the sector shaft, the bush in the top is a bastard to get out as it is pressed into a blind recess.

Post by **swamp** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:19 pm

Just finished my first.
Out of the three boxes I had ,I managed to get
1 good case
1 good sector shaft
1 good worm
Put it all together with a new seal kit.
The sector shaft output seal is so tight I am unsure of the settings but the preload on the worm is set corectly so it should come good.
The torque setting tool was a pita to try and replicate and I dont know why
torque figures werent set directly off the input shaft.
Will fit it up this week and see how it goes.

Post by **swamp** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 8:33 pm

Fitted the box up tonight,
I cannot get any backlash on the box because the seals are still too tight
What I first thought was backlash was the initial force needed to overcome the seals,
I hope this theory is correct.
On the good side the thing does not leak.
Another box to rat for parts on the bench.

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