[Healeys] Steering box Belleville springs

[Bob Haskell]

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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