Re: [HSS] Re 29 Steering Box

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John Meadows wrote:

>

> Geoff , I have two Gemmer steering boxes for the 29, one with bushes

> and single row thrust races

> each side of the worm and the other uses a tapered thrust bearing on

> the top side of the

> worm and a single row thrust on the lower side. The first box seems

> the correct box

> for the 29 Hudson would you know which is right.

> John.

>

The '28 boxes had plain bushings, and ball thrust bearings. The '29

boxes had tapered rollers top and bottom, which took both lateral and

longitudinal load, and were recognizable by an extended narrow seal

housing at the top of the main housing. The ratio is slightly

different, and the tapered roller box is much lighter to steer with.

Unlike the l.h.d. boxes, the r.h.d. ones have a worm and sector, not a

roller tooth.

Geoff.