So I want to get my steering box refurbed as it’s 51 years old AFAIK. It has a slight weep of oil which needs attention.
I used a great guide from the samba forum 1968-1972 steering box replacement as well as reading up on here.
Got a two arm puller off eBay as the drop arm can be difficult to remove from the peg shaft on the steering box. I sprayed WD40 on the drop arm and peg shaft for a couple of weeks before attempting to remove it.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PITMAN-ARM-PULLER-SIMILAR-US-PRO-TOOLS-33MM-OPENING-HEAVY-DUTY-TIE-ROD-REMOVER-/174270718491?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292
I jacked up the front end and used axle stands.
Unscrewed the steering column cover plate inside the cab.
Then underneath I removed the cotter pin from the castle nut on the peg shaft.
Then undo the castle nut to show the marks on the drop arm and peg shaft (quite faint). When the box is replaced these need to align.
After I cleaned up the nut and peg shaft, It’s important to screw the castle nut back on, leaving it loose though, so when the drop arm comes away suddenly it doesn’t fall on you.
I put the puller on the drop arm and tightened it up. There’s a handy dimple on the peg shaft to match the screw on the puller which keeps it in position.
There was a sharp crack and the drop arm came away from the shaft!
Ok so next I un bolted the pinch bolt from the coupling flange above the steering box. There’s a piece of metal bent around the bolt head and the nut to keep them in place. I had to bend this out of the way of the nut so I could unscrew it. The bolt came away easily and I could then push up the coupling disk away from the worm spindle on the steering box.
Deb bought me some gloves with little lights on them which worked quite well [emoji3]
Then it’s just a matter of undoing the four mounting bolts on the chassis for the steering box, and lifting it out whilst pushing the coupler up out of the way.
Quite pleased with a fairly straightforward job in the end [emoji3060]
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