356 ZF Steering Box Peg

thefladge · Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:03 pm Post subject: 356 ZF Steering Box Peg

Greetings.

My vintage Baja Bug is equipped with a Porsche 356 steering box.

Does anyone know if a new replacement "peg" is available. I'm talking about the piece that rides in the worm gear. My peg has a flat spot on one side from some off-road hammering.

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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

Jacks · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:30 am Post subject:

Originals long unavailable. I have had a small run made. Faithful in material, hardness and size. $250 each. Seals available as well. Jack Staggs 949 492 9606 San Clemente Ca

thefladge · Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:44 am Post subject:

Aren't these pegs the same as what is used in the early VW Bus?
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

thefladge · Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:45 pm Post subject:

Anyone?
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

thefladge · Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:05 pm Post subject:

Nobody?
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

Rusting Hulk · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:27 pm Post subject:

http://www.rogerbrayrestoration.com/356newparts.htm

Is this what you mean? This place is in the UK
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64 356 C Coupe

thefladge · Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 10:11 pm Post subject:

That's it! That's it!

Now I have to figure out what that is in dollars.
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

Rusting Hulk · Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:30 am Post subject:

Probably not that much in $ at the moment Wink

This peg also fits bus steering boxes up to around 62/63
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64 356 C Coupe

fcampbell356 · Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject: Steering Box

You would be better off to get a later TRW gear box from a good Parts Supplier.

Frank

thefladge · Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:37 am Post subject:

TRW makes a replacement 356 steering box?
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

gimmesomeshelter · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 11:53 pm Post subject:

Hello-

Your just going to buy the peg?! There's a place in Switzerland that sells new internals for your box. http://www.elevenparts.com/viewer.php?id=873&img=pictures/873/elevenp1

I don't dare ask the price. Wink

Paul
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Richard Feynman

thefladge · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject:

I just noticed that the steering pegs from these 2 businesses don't look the same in the pictures.

http://www.rogerbrayrestoration.com/356newparts.htm

http://www.elevenparts.com/viewer.php?id=873&img=pictures/873/elevenp1

I thought all the 356 boxes were the same inside. What's going on?

Confused

I recently purchased a used VW steering box that I will use in my Baja until I can fix the Porsche one. I need to have the pitman arm on the VW box bored for Ford tie rod ends before I can install it, though.
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1957 Vintage Baja Bug.
2110cc engine, 40 IDF Webers on Gene Berg manifolds, Engle 110 cam, Bugpack 40×35.5 Street Pro Heads, W8CC plugs, 12.5 pound Flywheel, Kennedy 1700 pound pressure plate.

gimmesomeshelter · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:59 pm Post subject:

Hello-

I just opened up the ZF steering box I would like to install in my VW. It's nice and tight, the peg looks good, but there is some galling on the worm gear. I would like to address this issue before I install the box, but I would prefer not to spend $500 (Zim's) to have it rebuilt.

Does anyone know what Zim's actually does when they rebuild the box? Do they replace the peg/worm gear, or do they just machine it?

Does anyone know of a company that rebuilds import steering boxes that isn't as expensive?

Thanks,

Paul
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"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned."

Richard Feynman

thefladge · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject:

gimmesomeshelter · Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

Hello-

You might want to PM Bill Brown.

http://www.356registry.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11536

Paul
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"I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned."

Richard Feynman

Rusting Hulk · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:41 pm Post subject:

The peg comes in two peices which hold the taper rollers, the first pic is the peg only,the second pic is the peg with the other part pressed on...if you actually take your box apart you will see how it works
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64 356 C Coupe

terry crad · Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 7:39 am Post subject: Re: 356 ZF Steering Box Peg

stoddard has em for 260bucks

Starbucket · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: 356 ZF Steering Box Peg

Why not take your peg to a welder and have the flat spot built back up and then file it to match the contour, it's not like it spins at 5K and if the worm needs dressing up a small piece of hard wood and some 400 Wet/dry will fix it up.


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