<html><head><style> body {height: 100%; color:#000000; font-size:12pt; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;}</style></head><body><div>I had a machine shop do the swap. I sure do like the new one. No more dead spot that may or may not be on center.</div><div>Ken Freese</div><div>65 BJ8</div><div><br></div><div>----- Original Message -----<br>From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com><br>To: richard mayor <boyracer466@gmail.com><br>Cc: healeys <healeys@autox.team.net><br>Sent: Mon, 16 Jan 2017 06:35:13 -0800 (PST)<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] New steering worm gear<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Hi Richard,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yes the cam is held onto the column by the end being "swaged" over ...This is how I get them off.<br><img dfsrc="cid:ii_15979e7ae266dc5a" src="/service/home/~/?id=25056&part=1.3&auth=co" alt="Inline image 1" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" width="471" height="265" data-mce-src="/service/home/~/?id=25056&part=1.3&auth=co"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">There is steel plug on the end of the puller's forcing screw that is about 0.020" larger than the hole in the column.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Looks like this when removed. The plug is still in place here.<br><img dfsrc="cid:ii_15979ea266746616" src="/service/home/~/?id=25056&part=1.2&auth=co" alt="Inline image 2" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" width="471" height="265" data-mce-src="/service/home/~/?id=25056&part=1.2&auth=co"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">The triangular plate that the puller is pulling on (actually a home made mini flywheel puller) has a hole in it about 0.050" larger than the column itself.<br></div>Once<br> the new cam is installed I just put 3 small TIG welds to replace the <br>swage. The swage is just to prevent someone pulling up on the steering <br>wheel and sliding the cam off the column.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;" data-mce-style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Michael S<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 8:47 PM, richard mayor <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:boyracer466@gmail.com">boyracer466@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;" data-mce-style="margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left: 1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;"><div dir="ltr">I just purchased a new steering worm gear for my BT7. Any tips on removing the old gear and attaching the new one? I appears that the end of the shaft is swaged at the lower end of the gear. If I grind this swaged area out in order to remove the old gear, will I then have enough shaft left to swage it again with the new gear. <br></div><br>_______________________________________________<br><div><br></div>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br><div><br></div>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><div><br></div>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br><div><br></div>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.team.net/forums">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><div><br></div><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><div><br></div><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><br><div><br></div><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><i><span size="2" data-mce-style="font-size: small;" style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;" data-mce-style="color: black;">If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.</span></span></i><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>