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Ron, <br>
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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.<br>
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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?<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div dir="auto">Actually, in addition to the ball bearings the
problem could be the sector shaft seized in its bush.
<div dir="auto">If there is a small amount of free movement
before resistance is felt I would look at that.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>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.
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Any ideas as to what to check before I pull this
box out again.</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>Ron</div>
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