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woofa.express · 11-20-2020, 11:45 AM

This opinion is almost universal.

The two tooth steering box is better than the 7 tooth that is. Steering in my 28 ute was so heavy so I fitted a shorter pitman arm but as a result it had more slop in the steering. About 5 inches. Something had to be done, it was not a pleasure to drive.
I purchased a rebuilt 2 tooth on ebay. It turned out the rebuild was a new paint job on the column. I had it rebuilt a second time, the cost all up 2k AUD. Now my Tourer steering box also must be replaced and one is available in New Zealand for 1,500 NZD. The difficultity is getting the money from my bank. My wife is the finance minister and to get money from her is like extracting teeth even though I earned it. I can’t sneak it because I don’t know anything about internet banking and I don’t intend to learn.
So the NZ system is better value. You American readers do be pleased that your costs are much lower.

11-20-2020, 11:45 AM	#935
woofa.express Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Tocumwal, NSW, Australia Posts: 1,747	Re: tell a Model A related story This opinion is almost universal. The two tooth steering box is better than the 7 tooth that is. Steering in my 28 ute was so heavy so I fitted a shorter pitman arm but as a result it had more slop in the steering. About 5 inches. Something had to be done, it was not a pleasure to drive. I purchased a rebuilt 2 tooth on ebay. It turned out the rebuild was a new paint job on the column. I had it rebuilt a second time, the cost all up 2k AUD. Now my Tourer steering box also must be replaced and one is available in New Zealand for 1,500 NZD. The difficultity is getting the money from my bank. My wife is the finance minister and to get money from her is like extracting teeth even though I earned it. I can’t sneak it because I don’t know anything about internet banking and I don’t intend to learn. So the NZ system is better value. You American readers do be pleased that your costs are much lower. __________________ I know many things, But I don't know everything, Sometimes I forget things. And there are times when I have a long memory.