Re: SER1 Lake Payne Engineering Workshop

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G'Day Philip

I must agree with Allan about the cast iron, not because I have seen lots of
80" but in my own 1951 vehicle the original box had been replaced with a
series 2 box, presumably because the alloy box had failed.  Luckily I had a
cast iron steering box sitting on my 1950 rolling chassis which is now going
into my project.

Don't tell anyone because they'll think it isn't original.

Diana

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Philip & Gillian Avery" <pavery@xxxx.xx.xx>
To: <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: SER1 Lake Payne Engineering Workshop


Hi Alan & Diana

I can add a little more to this discussion on steering box nuts. ...

... This happened in a difficult off-road section, and would
likely only occur in such a situation.

Early 80" boxes are made of bronze and not alloy, and appear not to crack.
It pays to keep an eye for these early bronze boxes, I've seen several
amongst piles of used SI boxes at various L/R dismantlers over the years.

Philip Avery
NZ




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