25 steering box followup!

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Well Guys, I'm happy to report success with the bound up steering box.

Once out of the car and opened up, it proved to be a relatively easy

situation. With the sector shaft out, I was able to press the worm

shaft with bearings and the offending "bushing" out. My theory

proved correct that there is a die-cast, white metal "thrust bushing"

which had swolen to bind to the housing as well as the shaft. Once

the assembly was out of the box, a gear puller got the bushing off

the shaft intact. Then a simple matter of the lathe to reduce the OD

and expand the ID for a nice fit. Reassembled it feels like new!



Joe McEvoy

Massachusetts