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AH Spares video of assembling a steering box:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc6QUbgCrZo
I can't tell that there are 2 or 3 pair of washers in their video. But
they're not nested together.
Bob Haskell
Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar
On 11/27/23 15:14, Michael Salter wrote:
> Over the years I have rebuilt numerous Healey steering boxes. Other
> than the very early versions all these boxes have 6 Belleville washers
> (springs) on the rocker shaft which bear onto the case and provide
> upward pressure on the shaft which is intended, I believe, to prevent
> rattles from the box.
> I have always installed these as 3 pairs with their open ends facing
> each other which has always worked satisfactorily for me however, I
> recently disassembled what I believe to be a BJ8 steering box which
> had never previously been disassembled and found all the washers
> (springs) nested together with the "open" end upward.
> I have searched through all my available literature and can find no
> information as to how these should be installed.
> Does anyone know how these are meant to be and perhaps have supporting
> documentation?
>
> Michael S
>
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<p>AH Spares video of assembling a steering box:
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href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc6QUbgCrZo";>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cc6QUbgCrZo</a></p>
<p>I can't tell that there are 2 or 3 pair of washers in their
video. But they're not nested together.<br>
</p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Bob Haskell
Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar</pre>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/27/23 15:14, Michael Salter
wrote:<br>
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style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Over the
years I have rebuilt numerous Healey steering boxes. Other
than the very early versions all these boxes have 6 Belleville
washers (springs) on the rocker shaft which bear onto the case
and provide upward pressure on the shaft which is intended, I
believe, to prevent rattles from the box.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have
always installed these as 3 pairs with their open ends facing
each other which has always worked satisfactorily for me
however, I recently disassembled what I believe to be a BJ8
steering box which had never previously been disassembled and
found all the washers (springs) nested together with the
"open" end upward. <br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">I have
searched through all my available literature and can find no
information as to how these should be installed.</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Does
anyone know how these are meant to be and perhaps have
supporting documentation?</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br>
</div>
<div class="gmail_default"
style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">Michael S<br>
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