Re: (ET) steering mounting bearing

[Steve Welch <swelch dejazzd com>]

Great description of the necessary mods.  Now where's the itemized list of 
parts (with sources & part numbers) required?  ;^)

Steve


On Aug 1, 2013, at 10:49 PM, RJ Kanary wrote:

> I have nothing up building to say about that arrangement.It possesses no 
> precision or long term durability in heavy use.I've improved upon it 
> somewhat by using flat Torrington bearings and shims on either side of 
> the sector gear shaft where it goes through the bushing to limit lost 
> motion there. Ideally the bushing should be replaced with a roller 
> bearing, and the sector shaft machined to accept a hardened sleeve to 
> promote long life plus less friction & wear.
>                                  Grind the support down where the pinion 
> shaft enters it to guarantee maximum gear mesh.A cast flanged ball 
> bearing at the top of the pinion shaft where it penetrates the Control 
> Cabinet is worth considering also.Two five-sixteenths inch bolts used to 
> hold a Cast Iron Ford Automatic Transmission pressure regulator body in 
> place are perfect there, since the have a seven-sixteenths hex head 
> instead of the customary half-inch heads found on that size of 
> bolts.There is not sufficient room there for bolt heads that large when 
> using the ball bearing with flange.
>                                         The furnace blower bushing on 
> the opposite end of the sector shaft is best replaced with a cast pillow 
> block ball bearing with set screws on the collar to affix it to the 
> sector shaft.Some modification of the support will be required to 
> properly mount the pillow block.
> 
>               Are you sorry you asked, now ? <VBG>
> 
> 
> RJ Kanary
> ASE® Certified Master Auto Tech, (Retired)
> rjkanary consolidated net
> 
> 
> On 8/1/2013 7:23 PM, tb wrote:
>> OK, don't everyone speak up at once.  :-)
>> 
>> Any one feel like educating me about these bearings?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Thon
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