[Healeys] Seized steering box

[Bob Spidell]

Ron,

Please keep us posted on what you discover; I have a DW steering column 
on the bench and would like to see resolution of your problem before I 
install it.

Is there a chance it's something in the column, I think there should be 
a felt 'seal' in it?  Did you fill the box with the Millers oil that 
came with it?

Bob

On 4/19/2020 5:25 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
> Actually, in addition to the ball bearings the problem could be the 
> sector shaft seized in its bush.
> If there is a small amount of free movement before resistance is felt 
> I would look at that.
>
> M
>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2020, 8:20 AM Ron Fine, <ronfineesq at earthlink.net 
> <mailto:ronfineesq at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>
>     Last summer I installed a new DW steering box in my BN7.  It was
>     installed without any adjustments pursuant to the instructions.  I
>     drove about 200 miles and the steering box worked as expected.
>     After about a 6 month pause I took my car out for a short drive
>     yesterday and discovered that the steering wheel was very hard to
>     turn.  I was only able to get around the block and back into my
>     garage.
>     I jacked up the front, disconnected the tie rods and confirmed
>     that the box has almost frozen up.  Very difficult to turn the
>     steering wheel.
>     I adjusted out the peg so it would not be causing the problem but
>     the bearing or something inside the box is seizing up.  The box is
>     full of oil, no leaks.
>     I know what is inside the box since I spend some time 20 years ago
>     rebuilding my original box and the only thing I can think of that
>     would seize up are the two bearings, but, I can’t understand why
>     that would happen to a new box while the car was resting in my
>     garage for the past 6 months.
>     Any ideas as to what to check before I pull this box out again.
>     Thanks,
>     Ron
>

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