Re: [mg-tabc} steering boxes

[ROSS TAYLOR]

I know that I am a great fan of the Datsun box, my TC has new springs ,new hubs,new king pins and bushes and new stubs and bearings but the worms in the 3 spare BC boxes I have are worn and the rocker arm shaft was worn oval, the steering wheel hub on my TC when I bought it was held on by a bolt fitted into a hole drilled through the steering column! I machined the shaft and fitted new bushes and another column but the box was still not good enough to pass our MOT out here. The sector arm shafts appear to be very soft and as they are now 60 years old could be subject to fatigue taking into account the forces applied to the shaft via the drop arm.If you have a good BC box you are lucky but down here TC's were flogged hard on our rough roads by the youth of the Late 40's early 50's which could possibly be the cause of the wear in the box ,not taking into account the lack of maintenance,by 1960 most TC,s down under were in a very sad condition. I would like to try a VW box conversion as the ratio is closer to that of the TC, The Western Australian TC owners all have the Daddo box conversion and would drive their cars two to three times more often than the average owner. Regards Ross in Tea Gardens.

>I maintain that if your TABC is in good condition, and the Bishop Cam box >is properly set up and maintained, you will not lose control of your car >on account of the steering box. > >I really wonder, on reading this thread, what condtition are the T front >ends and steering boxes out there? When I bought my car, it was difficult >to keep it in a straight line. Now, after new everything in the front end, >it drives nicely. I swear I good put the left front tyre over a farthing at >30 mph on a bumpy road. > >That's with new tapered wheel bearings, new springs, pins, bushings, ball >joints, and all bearings in the BC box. Also with rebuilt and trued wire >wheels. > >-Rick > >ROSS TAYLOR rossmvt@msn.com> wrote: >Hope for the best that you do not hit a semi trailer when out of control ( >wear your seat belt ) >Ross > > > The Bishop's Cam steering box imparts a unique characteristic > >to the T-abc. Anything that does this, whether it's good or bad, > >seems to become sacrosanct. > > Many such unique aspects have resulted in the demise of either > >the car or driver or both, but as part of the special flavour of > >the car, they are often left to stand. > > The choice is yours, modify and live to be damned or leave well > >alone and hope for the best. > > Regards, Eric. > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >Being young and innocent, I find it hard to understand why it is OK to > >throw out my SU > >pump which in fact is not a bad product but it's not OK to throw out my > >Bishop Cam > >steering box which we all know is not the best piece of engineering if >not > >downright > >dangerous. > > > >Viv > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >-Rick Waters >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > >