[tcb] Re: Steering Box Rebuild
- From: Brad Tripp <bradtripp@xxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:02:28 -0600
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On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 1:11 PM, chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> **
> Where ?I never found any 15s when I was looking for tires for Bluebus.
> oleblue
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Brad Tripp <bradtripp@xxxxxxx>
> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 26, 2011 1:07 PM
> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Steering Box Rebuild
>
> Yes they are Chuck. I just bought some 3 weeks ago
>
> On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 10:19 AM, chuck <sukchew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> **
>> 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
>>
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>> *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!
>>
>>
>>
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