[Tigers] Steering column

[Steve Laifman]

Tony, and Jim,

It is Jim Leach, of the PTC (Pacific Tiger Club, Seattle) that is the 
expert you are looking for.

TIGEROOTES at aol.com

and you can read about him at:

http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/jl-lds/PTC.asp

and all sorts of steering and front suspension comments from him and well known personalities:

<http://www.TigersUnited.com>http://www.tigersunited.com/techtips/tech_threads/tt-frontsusp.asp

Steve

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Steve Laifman
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Tony Somebody wrote:
> Jim
> There is a well known Tiger person who rebuilds steering colloums. Im sure
> SOMEWHERE I have his name and number. I think he used to run an add in CAT or
> TE/AE. I also have no idea if he is on the LIST but one of our members surely
> knows the person Im talking about. He would know more than anyone as he has
> prolly rebuilt more collums than any other owners. I would think if you had a
> new bearing from SS- if they are available that a sealed bearing like I think
> you want to use is available. Like you mentioned, a bearng supply here in the
> midwest carries about any size imanginable, including metric. If you can mic
> the shaft and measure the bore- again, only guessing its the same size from
> end to end, I cant imangine the bearing you seek not being sold.
> Much luck.
> TtT
>
> --- On Mon, 3/2/09, James E. Pickard <geowiz.sgy at cox.net> wrote:
>
>
> From: James E. Pickard <geowiz.sgy at cox.net>
> Subject: [Tigers] Steering column
> To: tigers at autox.team.net
> Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 5:55 PM
>
>
> Has anyone replace the ball bearing in the steering column (which are
> apparently loose) with modern bearing?  I've got a local bearing shop that
> stocks nearly every standard size.  I assume these can't be that bizarre a
> size.
>
> Jim Pickard
> B9473298 ('65 Tiger)
> AN5L/12109 ('59 Sprite) - sold
> 2003 Mini Cooper
> Lafayette, LA