Well, that makes me feel better!! All new seals and gaskets now, install starts in a couple of weeks. Seems solid, see no excessive slop in wheel. Thanks again

Can't even imagine the "fun" you had with this as luggage!

Yes Don, that's the one. The pitman / sector shaft bushings were quite worn but gears look very good. Wasn't and oil/grease in it except remnants of old stuff.

They used gaskets as shims? Explains why there were 4 on that plate, thanks! This is actually a box I bought online to replace the steering shaft on mine as the threads are munged up. Sector gear and worm gear look almost new. Did buy a rebuild kit that replaces the two roller bearings and the two bronze sleeves for the pitman arm. couldn't find much on the oil other than an embossment on the fill cap saying use very heavy oil! Packed with wheel grease, good or bad?

I am just completing the rebuild of a steering box for my39. Bought a rebuild kit from Max Merritt, all went "OK". Have it back together on the bench, and despite adjusting the gear back pressure screw, seems it has some free play. In thinking about the assembly, I do not see how the two main roller bearings on the worm gear get preloaded. There are no shims and even if there was, they cannot rely on that thin steel cover plate. How is the preload adjusted? Only shims are the ones for the pitman arm shaft and that is actually controlled by the adjustment screw.

Rebuilding my 39 model Six steering box. Any chance you have the PN's for seals and bearings?

Thanks

John

In process of replacing the trunk pan of my 39 Six. Any words of wisdom or suggestions would be much appreciated. This is a flat pan replacement, does not go up any sides
Thanks !

Thanks Howard
Were simple names, made them even simpler rheo.jpg and contact.jpg. Still no luck

Turned out to be a very simple fix. Drilled out 3 rivets sandwiching the assembly top & bottom. Look at photos, rheostat was cruddy and pick up contact slightly corroded. Cleaned both with a good quality contact cleaner, and since I did not have any flat rivets ( and the surface mates with the top of the tank) sweat soldered the two plates together in 4 places. Seems to work great on bench now with ohmmeter

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Thanks
have a RFQ out to them. Meanwhile, took mine apart, found issue and hope to get it back together this weekend. Simple, if it works, I’ll post pics

Anyone have any experience with repairing a sending unit? Became intermittent, definitely the sender. Have tank and sender out of car for different reason. Put ohm meter on ground flange and sensor output, can watch resistance bounce, frequently to 0 ohms

Don't see an "easy" easy to open it up

Have feelers out to a couple places for quote to repair, would entertain a new one if I could find it reasonably priced