BFE is currently out of the SS silent blocks and said that when he inquired
(a couple of week ago) about getting some more that the price had doubled.
Since the SS were fairly pricy to start with, when they doubled the price I
decided I could do without. I just ordered some of the new version from TRF
and they use Delrin instead of brass.
Mike Denman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
To: <terryrs@comcast.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] steering pins, TR2-3
>> I haven't called TRF to inquire, but would these be the
>> silent bloc that Randall has mentioned a few times as having
>> drilled into in order to install a zerk?
>
> Nope, not the same ones. I got mine from BFE, and they are SS running in
> solid brass. The ones from Joe are different, either Delrin or Nylatron
> instead of brass. Probably Delrin, but if he told me which one he chose,
> I've forgotten it. Joe's are significantly cheaper (and I'll be using
> them
> on my new project).
>
> Just to be clear, the ones mentioned by TRF are a brand new development,
> just now being offered for the first time. They were literally not
> available when I did my last steering rebuild.
>
>> I'd be interested
>> if I can grease it and it means reducing the steering effort.
>
> Joe (I think it was) said that Delrin is not supposed to be greased ...
> but
> I don't know why not. But the replacements should reduce steering effort,
> as Delrin is very slippery even without the grease. With the original
> Silentblocs, you have to supply the force to twist and distort that ring
> of
> rubber when you turn the wheel.
>
> Randall
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