Earlybay LHD steering box

[thejones's]

LHD Steering Box off my 1969 microbus.

I swaped it for a guaranteed good one I brought off a company that does power steering conversions on busses. The 'new' one was as bad, if not worse than this, which led me to replace the rest of the steering components - the main culprit being the pitman arm pin!

I've stripped and cleaned the box as it had 40+years of grime and its come up as pictured...it's had new seals, there was no visible wear to the steering peg. The only wear I could find was slight axial play on the drop arm shaft.

I'd say this box will have slight play, but nowhere near as bad as I thought - if I'd have replaced the other bits 1st, I wouldn't have changed it!

£100

 

[Manxfella]

How much slop was in the steering with it fitted?

 

[thejones's]

It's the same as the one fitted. The main cause of the play turned out not to be the box. I'd say there is an inch movement of play in the original steering wheel at most. Before changing the pitman arm bits, there was 4"