Thanks for the info, Don. So, the surround has to come out in addition
to the grille? Sounds like even more of a hassle :(
Tom Monaco told me his son R&R's a box w/o removing the grille, but
couldn't tell me how he did it. Simon was kind enough to send a bunch of
info, I'll did into it as soon as my tractor overhaul is done and it
warms up a tad (it's been in the 50s!!!).
Bob
On 1/24/2024 4:59 PM, Donald Tate wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> Like you I purchased an uprated steering column for my 65 BJ8. Today a buddy
> and I removed the old one and replaced it with the new one.
> I donâ??t believe it can be done with the grille surround in place as every
> bit of room was needed. We even had to remove the 2 plates at the fire wall
> to gain the extra space afforded by the holes in the firewall. We didnâ??t
> need to mess with the radiator.
> Otherwise it was fairly straightforward and it was made easier with a helper.
>
> Let me know if I can answer any questions.
>
> Don Tate
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jan 17, 2024, at 9:45â?¯AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>> Listers,
>>
>> I bought a DWM uprated steering box/shaft for my BJ8 several years ago. I'm
>> getting a round tuit to install it, but removing the grill looks to be a bit
>> of a pain. My questions:
>>
>> 1) A noted Healey shop told me they were able to R&R a steering box on a
>> 6-cyl car--the 4-cyl grills aren't hard to remove--without removing the
>> grill. Anyone done this/know how it could be done?
>>
>> 2) Does the radiator need to be drained and remove, or can it just be
>> unbolted and move aside a couple inches (I did this on my BN2)? I'm willing
>> to sacrifice the bolts that hold the box to the frame if I can avoid
>> removing the radiator.
>>
>> Any other tips and tricks welcome.
>>
>> TIA,
>> Bob
>>
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