Re: '56 Patrician Bendix Steering Ram
Posted by John Payne On 2012/10/10 0:05:17
G'day Guys, I wasn't going to make another comment on this topic until I'd resealed the ram on the car, but I found something quite strange when removing the seals from the now spare ram.
Firstly, the snap ring had lost both rings so removing wasn't easy. Next, after destroying the outer seal, I was surprised to say the least at what I found with the inner rubber seal, and no doubt this is why the bloody thing was leaking. The groove in the rubber seal had a ring of copper wire inserted into it and there was what seemed like teflon tape between the seal and the shaft (see pic). It seems to me that somebody has come up with there own way of sealing the ram, probably using the copper wire to apply pressure over the tape onto the shaft.
The shaft has a lot of black marks on it, but more like stains than pitting, so I'm wondering whether this might be have been caused by the redesigned inner seal. Brian, you once mentioned you have been able to dress the shafts on your rams - how did you do this? It might be something that I should try on this one. Kind regards, John
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Firstly, the snap ring had lost both rings so removing wasn't easy. Next, after destroying the outer seal, I was surprised to say the least at what I found with the inner rubber seal, and no doubt this is why the bloody thing was leaking. The groove in the rubber seal had a ring of copper wire inserted into it and there was what seemed like teflon tape between the seal and the shaft (see pic). It seems to me that somebody has come up with there own way of sealing the ram, probably using the copper wire to apply pressure over the tape onto the shaft.
The shaft has a lot of black marks on it, but more like stains than pitting, so I'm wondering whether this might be have been caused by the redesigned inner seal. Brian, you once mentioned you have been able to dress the shafts on your rams - how did you do this? It might be something that I should try on this one. Kind regards, John
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