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Old 07-19-2019, 07:15 AM   #4
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Default Re: Ford Steering gear box

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Originally Posted by Russ/40 View Post
Although my experience has been the Ford 7 tooth, I seem to recall that the two tooth box was made by Ford and by Gemmer. The bearings are slightly different between the two. I understand both can be rebuilt with the parts currently available.
This true but to repair the earlier 2 tooth box requires not only changing the bearings, but also the worm and both upper and lower bearing races.

The worm is like a "must do" to do the bearings. The lower race is fairly cheap. The upper race (with included neck-down for attachment of the steering column) tends to the expensive - but unlike "real" bearing races the upper bearing racetrack can be "re-cut" on a lathe saving some money.

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