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dephelps12 · 10-28-2017, 04:28 PM

After dumping a quart or two of 600W on my garage floor via the bottom of my 2 tooth steering box, I decided it would be smart to upgrade to one of those modern plates with the tube that sits above the oil level. The car was redone in the 70s so I figured it probably didn't have one. While prying the old one off through layers of paint and gunk, I make the unfortunate discovery that it DID have one, and only after I had snapped it. It is smaller in OD than the new one (about .425 OD") and the new one won't fit in my steering box. Any ideas on what sort of strange box I have or where I can get a replacement for small ID tube end plate. There was also some kind of packing in there behind the plate, but no gasket sealing the plate well to the housing, and this is where the leak was. Does a plate with a tube and a proper gasket seal take the place of this packing?

Mikeinnj · 10-28-2017, 05:00 PM

You could clean and braze the old one and make your own gasket.

1931 flamingo · 10-28-2017, 05:19 PM

X2 and then use PennRite steering box lube NO leakee

Paul in CT

Russ/40 · 10-28-2017, 06:14 PM

That is a very repairable item. Just braze it or silver solder it. Maintain alignment carefully. As to the packing, check the parts breakdown in the vendor catalogs. If it belongs there, it will be in the parts breakdown.

J Franklin · 10-28-2017, 10:57 PM

Are you saying the bore of the steering shaft has a smaller ID, or the new part is wrong? They have sold a million of this endplate with the tube. Maybe you can check for burrs in your shaft. Maybe the part you bought was an anomaly.

Y-Blockhead · 10-29-2017, 12:48 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dephelps12

There was also some kind of packing in there behind the plate, but no gasket sealing the plate well to the housing, and this is where the leak was. Does a plate with a tube and a proper gasket seal take the place of this packing?

You need to remove the "packing" and the seal retainer, https://www.brattons.com/2-tooth-ste...-retainer.html, in order to install the new end plate with the tube. Neither the seal nor retainer are used with the new end plate.

10-28-2017, 05:00 PM	#2
Mikeinnj Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Northern New Jersey Posts: 1,262	Re: Steering Housing End Plate woes You could clean and braze the old one and make your own gasket.

10-28-2017, 05:19 PM	#3
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,389	Re: Steering Housing End Plate woes X2 and then use PennRite steering box lube NO leakee Paul in CT

10-28-2017, 06:14 PM	#4
Russ/40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, California Posts: 3,505	Re: Steering Housing End Plate woes That is a very repairable item. Just braze it or silver solder it. Maintain alignment carefully. As to the packing, check the parts breakdown in the vendor catalogs. If it belongs there, it will be in the parts breakdown.

10-28-2017, 10:57 PM	#5
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,959	Re: Steering Housing End Plate woes Are you saying the bore of the steering shaft has a smaller ID, or the new part is wrong? They have sold a million of this endplate with the tube. Maybe you can check for burrs in your shaft. Maybe the part you bought was an anomaly.