Tony, and Jim,
It is Jim Leach, of the PTC (Pacific Tiger Club, Seattle) that is the
expert you are looking for.
TIGEROOTES@aol.com
and you can read about him at:
http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/jl-lds/PTC.asp
and all sorts of steering and front suspension comments from him and well known
personalities:
<http://www.TigersUnited.com>http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/tech_threads/tt-frontsusp.asp
Steve
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Steve Laifman
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Tony Somebody wrote:
> Jim
> There is a well known Tiger person who rebuilds steering colloums. Im sure
> SOMEWHERE I have his name and number. I think he used to run an add in CAT or
> TE/AE. I also have no idea if he is on the LIST but one of our members surely
> knows the person Im talking about. He would know more than anyone as he has
> prolly rebuilt more collums than any other owners. I would think if you had a
> new bearing from SS- if they are available that a sealed bearing like I think
> you want to use is available. Like you mentioned, a bearng supply here in the
> midwest carries about any size imanginable, including metric. If you can mic
> the shaft and measure the bore- again, only guessing its the same size from
> end to end, I cant imangine the bearing you seek not being sold.
> Much luck.
> TtT
>
> --- On Mon, 3/2/09, James E. Pickard <geowiz.sgy@cox.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: James E. Pickard <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>
> Subject: [Tigers] Steering column
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 5:55 PM
>
>
> Has anyone replace the ball bearing in the steering column (which are
> apparently loose) with modern bearing? I've got a local bearing shop that
> stocks nearly every standard size. I assume these can't be that bizarre a
> size.
>
> Jim Pickard
> B9473298 ('65 Tiger)
> AN5L/12109 ('59 Sprite) - sold
> 2003 Mini Cooper
> Lafayette, LA
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