Re: PA steering boxes

["Hiro Nishio" <hiro@octagongarage.com>]

Dear Ian,

Two thrust ball bearing in Marles-Weller (J/L/K/early PA) steering box
is made by Hoffman, very very hard to obtain now. Whenever I need to 
rebuilt the steering box, I just change balls only.

Hiro Nishio
Kobe, Japan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ian thomson" <i.thomson@talk21.com>
To: <mg-mmm@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: PA steering boxes


> Hi Alan.  Do you, or anybody else have the ref. nos.
> for these two bearings.  I believe that they are
> difficult to get.
>
> Regards
> Ian Thomson.
>
> -------
> --- Alex Dempster <aldoc@xtra.co.nz> wrote:
> > Dear MMMers
> >
> > I would be grateful if anyone would provide me with
> > details regarding 
> > the installation of an early VW steering box to a
> > PA. I am particularly 
> > interested in the form of connection of the
> > steeering column to the 
> > splined input shaft (?matching splines) and how the
> > outer tube is 
> > finished and attached.
> >
> > The upper thrust bearing in my Marles-Weller box is
> > barely serviceable 
> > but it is possible to fit an alternative bearing to
> > the bottom end. It 
> > is however not a long term solution.
> >
> > Alex Dempster
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