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Old 02-25-2018, 05:33 PM   #7
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Default Re: sloppy steering

[QUOTE=MAG;1597782]You can take some of that play out by replacing the worm and sector on the seven tooth box but it will never be equal to that of a two tooth.
The best I have been able to do on a 7 tooth is get the play to about 2 inches. I have done several 2 tooth boxes and could always get them to zero play at the center position.

When I bought my '28 Tudor out of the US, I converted to RHD. That included fitting a 7 tooth steering column I rebuilt. When I put it in, it had ZERO play at the steering wheel and now, after a few thousand miles, things have settled in and I have about 3/4". I have a friend who does up these steering columns regularly. 2 tooth RHD steering boxes are real hard to come by and I just sold him 5 X 7 tooth cores so he could build up a reserve. All of his boxes have zero play also. It's not that difficult to do and the 7 tooth box is actually quite good if done correctly.
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