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redbuschris Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2016 Posts: 17 Location: Berkeley, CA
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:13 am Post subject: Steering Box? |
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https://youtu.be/Du7bGJda5kI
This is a video of the play in my steering. Is it time for a steering box rebuild or is there something else here?
Thanks in advance. Chris _________________ 1969 T2 Work in Progress |
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Just us buses Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2004 Posts: 195 Location: Where the nuthatch winters
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 9:45 am Post subject: Re: Steering Box? |
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I can't view your video due to really poor internet but, have a friend gently rock the steering wheel play in the straight ahead position (box play is likely there); crawl under and watch where shaft enters box, watch/feel all 4 tie rod ends, both ends of drag link and relay pin on center of front beam. You should be able to find the worn parts.. Check your Bentley manual. Got one? Get one. Hope this helps _________________ It doesn't matter where you start, it all comes together; it all falls apart. |
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16801 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:44 am Post subject: Re: Steering Box? |
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that shows nothing....
you need to see if you have any other components bad, and pay close attention to the output shaft. any elliptical movement means the case bore is bad and needs to be re-bushed _________________
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Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
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MrVWGuy Samba Member
Joined: February 21, 2010 Posts: 643 Location: North of Pittsburgh PA
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:56 am Post subject: Re: Steering Box? |
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skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
that shows nothing.... |
Other than a torn steering coupler
You'll want to replace that ASASP.
_________________ '63 Bus (camper of unknown origin)
'62 Beetle
'68 Kombi
'76 Westfalia camper, the wife's |
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redbuschris Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2016 Posts: 17 Location: Berkeley, CA
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Box? |
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skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
that shows nothing....
you need to see if you have any other components bad, and pay close attention to the output shaft. any elliptical movement means the case bore is bad and needs to be re-bushed |
This play happens before any tie rods come in to play. I will look over my Bentley again but when you say shaft are you talking about the one coming from the steering wheel?
Could the torn bushing be the culprit? _________________ 1969 T2 Work in Progress |
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skills@eurocarsplus Samba Peckerhead
Joined: January 01, 2007 Posts: 16801 Location: sticksville, ct.
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 1:55 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Box? |
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the shaft where your drop arm attaches to.
the flex in the coupler isn't helping, but most likely not the cause. I have a nice rebuilt box on the shelf, but it isn't going to be cheap. it took me 3 boxes to make that 1. I try not to sleeve the bore if possible. this one had a pretty nice bore, but the peg was worn, so 2 more boxes gave up the ghost so I could make 1 nice steering box.
I have been inside of a rebuilt box sold by one of the vendors here...it was scary...
*edit*
page 3 has the photos of the box I took apart
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6...p;start=40 _________________
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my reason for switching to subaru is my german car was turning chinese so i said fuck it and went japanese....... |
Jake Raby wrote: |
Thanks for the correction. I used to be a nice guy, then I ruined it by exposing myself to the public. |
Brian wrote: |
Also the fact that people are agreeing with Skills, it's a turn of events for samba history |
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2016 3:08 pm Post subject: Re: Steering Box? |
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1) is the steering box moving on the frame? It looks like it in the image. Better check that.
2) have you adjusted it per Bentley? _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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