Re: [HSS] Didn know his own strength!

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John Lawton wrote:

>

>

> Aargh!

> I have previously commented that the steering on my '28 Hudson is very

> heavy - well the other day I was moving the car out of the garage, and the

> steering seemed particularly heavy, and... the steering wheel hub casting

> shattered into several pieces!

>

> It certainly doesn't look to be very good casting, but I couldn't believe

> it would break! Before the failure I had noticed that had been some free

> play between the hub and the shaft.

>

> I have clearly got a serious problem with the steering, and I think that I

> will have to strip down the wheel swivel joints etc, because the steering

> is light when the wheels are off the ground. It has occurred to me that the

> swivel bushes may have congealed grease in them, hence the stiffness, or

> then again there may be a problem with the steering box.

>

> In the meantime can anyone help me in finding a new steering wheel hub?

>

> John

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I have stressed this several times over the years, that EVERY steering

wheel hub should be replaced, regardless of how good it looks, as this

old pot-metal casting is a disaster waiting to happen. I have re-cast

these out of alloy, using the original as a pattern. For '28 and '29 I

can get these done here, but would probably more economical for you to

get them done in U.S. and save on postage. Cost is around $50 each,

plus machining and postage.