MG, Triumph, Austin Healey, Jaguar, Aston Martin owners, ANYONE, I'm trying
to identify what car a part came off of so I can see if I can get a
replacement piece for it. This is a steering cross tube. It's about 2
feet long and at each end there is a perpendicular threaded part that
swivels. One end goes into the lever coming out of the steering box, the
other end goes into the steering mechanism on the other side of the car.
On the top of each swivel end there is a grease gun fitting.
This fits, and I am going to use it for, my Sunbeam Alpine. But, it is not
a Sunbeam part. I believe it came from another marque.
The part that I need to replace are the little rubber dust covers that
slide over the threaded rod and seat up against the bottom of the ends of
the crosstube where the threaded rod sticks out. It seems the dust covers
are to keep dirt from getting up into the bearing surface, and possibly to
keep the grease from just draining out the bottom. However, I do doubt
that it is really that effective in keeping the grease from draining.
So if any of you know what other car this might have come off of, I'd
appreciate the tip. Also, if any of you have similar parts and know that I
might as well use it without the dust cover, I'd appreciate that too.
For what it's worth, the factory Alpine part did not have a nice bearing
like this one, but a rubber donut surrounding the threaded rod - so that
when the rubber failed, as it does quickly, a significant amount of play is
created and it becomes next to impossible to align the steering. There are
new polyurethane replacements. But, my preference is to go with this one.
Thanks.
Jay
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