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NUX163 · Joined: 10 May 2011 Posts: 1

I have broken the mounting flange on my E83w steering box. How in this world do I get the steering box and column apart?

Rick · Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject:

Is there any reference to it in the Ford 8/10 workshop manual?

Rick
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Various 1930s-1960s relics - Austin, Morris, Bedford, Dodge etc.

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3349 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

I have had a few problems with steering boxes! hehe I can't think how you mean, any chance of a pic?

Cheers

Dave

Rick · Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 8:28 pm Post subject:

I remember one of my spares having a broken mounting, it was cast alloy if I recall correctly?? One of the spares I used to have however had a cast iron mounting (perhaps off an early example?), so it might be worth looking out a suitable replacement.

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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3349 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

I do have some of them somewhere, did I have your cast iron one? I collected a mass of steering boxes, still have them somewhere too, not seen for many a ayear now mind.

I thought of having some manufactured either cast or fabricated. I might go for the Fabricated route if I were you.

Rick do you remember where that good box I had broke, rather anoying as there was hardly any play in that one either!

NUX163, does yours have an adjusting nut for reducing play, I made some later ones have this too, it helped a bit, but not as much as I would have liked it to!

Cheers

Dave