The pin is very hard and I doubt that any k ind of a "wallop" that you can
give it would havea any benificial effect. New pegs are available and it is
possible to press out the old peg and press in a new one. The worms also
wear over time and so do the sector shafts and the bush for it in the body
of the sterring box. We sometimes have to bjore out the body of the box and
istall a 2'nd bushing where the sector shaft originally ran directly on the
cast body of the box. This is quite usual when the box has been run low on
oil for any length of time.
Regards,
Greg Solow
The Engine Room
Santa Cruz, Ca. --- Original Message -----
From: <TrmpetDave@aol.com>
To: <ecummins@bellsouth.net>; <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 1999 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Early +4 Steering box
>
> In a message dated 10/23/99 8:09:15 AM, ecummins@bellsouth.net writes:
>
> <<I need some expert opinions on the early +4 seering box , 1959
specifically.
>
> I am contemplating rebuilding all or part of it.
> >>
>
> I read somewhere, years ago, possible in Miscellany, that when the
steering
> becomes loose, taking out the peg, and giving it an almighty wallop on its
> point with a large hammer would correct the situation, by widening the
peg.
> Has any one else heard of this, or tried it? When the steering on my '71
+8
> loosened, I got a Gemma box, which works ok, except that it needs a
hydraulic
> steering stabilizer to deaden the shimmy-I use one designed for a VW van.
I
> still have the original box, however and one of these days may try the
hammer
> trick. Dave Collins, San Diego
>
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