[tcb] Re: Steering Box Rebuild
- From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 07:18:05 -0800 (PST)
Thanks for all the expert advice. I will test the play and then try the 5$
route cause I just laid down $600 on some NOS and some repop Sigla glass.
Christmas came early for me this year. I know the Samba is my friend but the
TCB is my best friend : )
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From: w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 9:03 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: Steering Box Rebuild
James, by all means try the $5 fix if you feel confident in doing it. My
advice to you was coming from the fact that if the box has been leaking for
awhile and as you mention everything puddled out of it, you should probably
just bite the bullet and do the rebuild route. That way you won't have to
futz with it again for quite a long time. It's your call and if you have the
time to tear into it yourself, then it can be a fun experience to go through
the whole exercise of diagnosing which seal is broken etc. If it is just the
bottom seal then it's a $5 and a hour or so of time so give it a shot.
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 7:07 AM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Don't follow Will's advice. It's costly, a lot of work, and not necessary.
>
>--- On Tue, 11/22/11, w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>From: w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: Steering Box Rebuild
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 7:23 PM
>>
>>
>>Well, it sounds like there's multiple things possibly that need to be done.
>> If it were me I'dd pull it and replace it with a rebuilt unit or have yours
>>rebuilt. The problem is that after 50+ years it's probably time anyway.
>>
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>>On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 7:13 PM, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>I looked at the images in the gallery from Hazet guy but that isn't where my
>>leak is. mine is coming out of the bottom where the horn wire exits the flat
>>part.
>>>
>>>________________________________
>>> From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 2:46 PM
>>>Subject: [tcb] Re: Steering Box Rebuild
>>>
>>>
>>>Here you go James. Step by step by Hazet guy on the Samba. And the seal is
>>>available from Bus Boys for less than
>>>$5. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_keywords=Bus+Steering+Box+Seal+Replacement
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Also, here is the seal
>>>http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=124767&highlight=steering+box+seal
>>>
>>>The Samba is your friend.
>>>
>>>Sammie
>>>
>>>
>>>--- On Tue, 11/22/11, James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Subject: [tcb] Steering Box Rebuild
>>>>To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2011, 9:21 AM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Has anyone had experience rebuilding a steering box on a splitty? Mine is
>>>>leaking like a sieve.
>>>>I was told by a local mechanic that there is no literature available on the
>>>>size of the seals in the box and the best way to do it would be to take it
>>>>apart and source the parts after removing them to get measurements.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Believe it or not this is the last thing I need done on this Bus to drive
>>>>it long distance!
>>>
>>>
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