Yes they are Chuck. I just bought some 3 weeks ago On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 10:19 AM, chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ** > I don't think the 15 inch tires are available anymore from Hankook. > oleblue > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Saturday, November 26, 2011 10:08 AM > *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Steering Box Rebuild > > The earlier bus is definitely a different animal. I'm still getting used > to the swing axle. I drove my bay for years on regular car tires being > blown all over the road until I found out about the Hankooks. Unfortunately > I absolutely have to have those B. F. Goodrich Silvertown 6.70-15 Load > Range B 4 ply white walls on this Bus so I'm sure I am a bit more wind > driven because of it but it makes me happy to look at them : ) > > I had thought of getting some Hankooks for the trip down to Fredericksburg > and switching back to the white walls but I haven't been able to find a set > of wide 5 Bus wheels. Anyone wanna get rid of any just let me know! > > My steering box might be fine. This Bus was only on the road for 11 years > before it was hidden in a barn for 30 years. I think we created the leak > when we ran the new horn wire. > > I'll see if I can drive Robb's around in the wind before I go the rebuild > route. I will try and seal up the leak from the horn wire with a thicker > piece of rubber and if that doesn't work I'll try the Hylomar > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx> > *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Sent:* Friday, November 25, 2011 8:08 AM > *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Steering Box Rebuild > > James, I agree with Will, if you are planning to drive the bus get a > rebuilt one. That being said I replaced my steering box with a WCM rebuilt > one that felt better at first (physiological) but now for every mile down > the road I go 1/2 mile sideways. Everything under the front end is new > except the center pin (that is next project) and Hankook tires but Dennis > is right this time it's still an old bus. > Instructions on my 'new' one said to use mixture of 90W gear oil with STP. > Gear oil is too thick but STP thins it down to lubricate without leaking. > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 12:35 PM, sammie smith < > bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Ok James; I screwed up again. > > The early steering box DOES NOT HAVE A PLATE DOWN THERE. I have the front > of my panel up on jack stands doing brake work, so I looked closely and > pulled the two 10mm head 6mm bolts out. They only hold a small bracket > that holds the horn cable. The box is all one part there, unlike the later > boxes which have a removeable plate. BUT, what I did find is that the horn > cable appears to just have a rubber seal of some sort around the cable that > apparently is supposed to keep the gear oil from leaking out. Look closely > at yours. It sounds like to me (after closely looking at mine) that you > are leaking the gear oil out from around the horn cable. There is > basically no other place it could leak out down there. If so it looks like > you could give it a good coating of something like permatex #2 and stop the > leak. Or maybe try to cut a small rubber tube slit down the side and try > to push it in around the horn cable and then coat with permatex. > > After closely examining the early steering box on my panel I can see only > 3 possible places for a leak: Around the seal for the main shaft going to > the pitman arm (normal place for a leak), around the horn wire coming out > of the bottom of the box, and around the side plate of the box (on the left > side and bolted to the main body of the box. I seriously doubt it could > have a leak from #3 but you could try tightening the bolts up to proper > torque. > > Also: If you read the stuff on the Samba about gear oil in the box there > is a bunch of stuff about guys just filling it with grease from a grease > gun. I have never filled mine on the panel because it is already full. > But I stuck a probe in there and it appears to be a really thick grease > like a mixture of chasis grease and 90 weight gear oil. You might try that > also. The VW manual does call for regular 90 weight gear oil for the > steering box. > > > --- 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! > > > > > -- http://www.volksmeisters.com http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.net/player/flash/audio_player.php?id=KTHXFM&uid=278