24-03-2022, 04:41 PM
for others, the excellent 33 steering box thread leads to another old forum post 'steering the beast' too.
i've now discovered:
1. the felt can do a good impression of not being there at all. I realised it was. (very greasy - looked like wall of outer)
2. I've found the other box I dismantled was as Stuart found - had a dent up top on the outer tube but also a slight bend at bottom AND top - enabling full lock up and probably the reason it ended up in someone's spares pile. So, useful to discover but will need dealing with. Are these economic to fix/bend because of the tolerances, or is is better to find another one, or a new tube?
i've now discovered:
1. the felt can do a good impression of not being there at all. I realised it was. (very greasy - looked like wall of outer)
2. I've found the other box I dismantled was as Stuart found - had a dent up top on the outer tube but also a slight bend at bottom AND top - enabling full lock up and probably the reason it ended up in someone's spares pile. So, useful to discover but will need dealing with. Are these economic to fix/bend because of the tolerances, or is is better to find another one, or a new tube?