Manual steering box bearings

[adrianphu123 73]

Hey guys,

 

Does anyone have part numbers for the bearings in the manual steering box? Looking to rebuild mine but Rarespares don't stock their rebuild kit anymore.

 

thanks,

 

adrian

[gerg 10,871]

Have you got the old ones there? Any bearing place should be able to help you if you give them some details. CBC bearings is one place. Most (not all) seals, bearings, etc are standard sizes that can be substituted with similar types.

[winton 399]

you may not need to replace them, from memory the sector has needle roller bearings, should be fine and the worm has the ball bearings that roll in the cup thingies. Check the surfaces for pitting, good chance they will be ok.

the needle rollers, ball bearings and the recirculating balls can go every where when you pull it apart, don't loose them.

[MNTL.XD 3,831]

These guys might be able to help with your rebuild mate. 

http://www.stangerssite.com/GBparts.html

 

Some info:

 

http://www.stangerssite.com/adjustment.html

 

If the bearings are in good condition, no pitting or obvious signs of wear,

 

i'd be confident in re-using them if you can't find re-placements.

 

Also, check to make sure the other components are in a good, serviceable condition,

 

if there is no damage to either the bearings or the worm shaft, bugger replacing them.
 

http://www.stangerssite.com/CanISteeringBox.html

 

http://www.stangerssite.com/CanISteeringBox2.html

 

http://www.stangerssite.com/lubrication.html

 

Rare Spares may not stock the rebuild kits anymore, but they will do a rebuilt (exchange) box for about $450 from memory.

[Kiwi-E 731]

Hey man i went through this ordeal 6 months ago over here in NZ. The bottom needle roller bearing is common and i think cost me around $30-$40. However the top needle bearing is a special item that ford got made epically for this purpose as far as i know (happy to be proven wrong).  Its exactly the same as the bottom one however it has a small flange/lip around the top of it that prevents it sliding down in the housing. Try not to stuff it because the bearing shop had a hell of a job tracking one down as it was 'obsolete' according to them. In the end they sourced one from England after making a few inquiries in Australia with no luck. That top bearing cost nearly $300 which is absolutely ridiculous,  i know, but hey what do you do.....  

 

The sector shaft seal is easy to get and the one on the input shaft is just a soft rubber thing to keep the crap out so you can probably just reuse it. As for the ball bearings on the input shaft I reused the old ones so don't know what they are like to get hold of.

 

I had the part numbers for the sector shaft bearings and seal but they are back at the old's. If you get really stuck i could try get the old man to dig them up for you.

 

Just my 2 cents worth mate.... just don"t wreck that gold plated bearing.....