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SPE steering box rebuild
BK:
When I opened mine up it was the sector pin wobbling around in the arm. Just had to repair the hole in the arm and it was all good after that.
I did buy parts from Mark Williams at the time but I dont see them listed any more.
--- Quote from: wideopen231 on November 01, 2020, 02:51:58 AM ---Guess machining a new worm would be same work as re-machining it.Yea joking there. I do machine work but not setup for all of that tool wise. While new one is pretty expensive,not so much compared to building new front end.LOL
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THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
--- Quote from: BK on November 01, 2020, 05:42:18 PM ---When I opened mine up it was the sector pin wobbling around in the arm.
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I was told by my chassis guy to avoid turning the car at rest by cranking on the steering wheel as it puts undue stress on the steering box guts. I try to turn it by grabbing the front tire - or roll the car slightly while turning it.
BK:
It was like that when I bought the car but your right and I avoided turning it without it moving. I think taking about 15 degrees of caster out helped also.
--- Quote from: THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER on November 02, 2020, 07:14:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: BK on November 01, 2020, 05:42:18 PM ---When I opened mine up it was the sector pin wobbling around in the arm.
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I was told by my chassis guy to avoid turning the car at rest by cranking on the steering wheel as it puts undue stress on the steering box guts. I try to turn it by grabbing the front tire - or roll the car slightly while turning it.
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