Ron,
There could be a number of problems with your steering box. The type of
steering on our Healey's is referred to as "peg and worm". See the attached
picture. I took my steering box to a firm that rebuilds heavy duty truck
steering boxes (Kenworth, Peterbilt, etc.). They use a similar design. It
was inexpensive and they knew exactly what to do. If you are anywhere near
Vancouver, Canada contact these people:
http://www.cancraft.com/
Good luck,
Harold
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From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ron Fine
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2018 10:01 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Steering Box Rebuild
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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