Geo Hahn
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Helping a friend who has a lot of play in the steering of his 1948 Triumph 2000.
We've got the box apart -- goodness, that is a totally different design than the TR3 box -- Triumph sometimes seemed to take the attitude 'Why use 1 part when 5 will do?'.
Anyway, the culprit is the pair of bushings on the vertical shaft. They appear to be 1" OD and 1" length. Exact ID not known due to wear.
Anyone know a source for these or the exact spec if they may be obtainable in a generic form?
Couldn't one long bushing be used instead of a pair (indeed perhaps the original was one long bushing and the pair was the result of a long ago rebuild)?
Worst case I suppose is that we just get a bushing with a too small ID an ream it to the size needed. That at least would allow the shaft to be dressed as it also has some slight wear.
Other issue is the felt seal at the lower end of the shaft (hard as a rock). Is there a modern seal (like a Garlock Seal) that would work in there?
Any advice appreciated.
We've got the box apart -- goodness, that is a totally different design than the TR3 box -- Triumph sometimes seemed to take the attitude 'Why use 1 part when 5 will do?'.
Anyway, the culprit is the pair of bushings on the vertical shaft. They appear to be 1" OD and 1" length. Exact ID not known due to wear.
Anyone know a source for these or the exact spec if they may be obtainable in a generic form?
Couldn't one long bushing be used instead of a pair (indeed perhaps the original was one long bushing and the pair was the result of a long ago rebuild)?
Worst case I suppose is that we just get a bushing with a too small ID an ream it to the size needed. That at least would allow the shaft to be dressed as it also has some slight wear.
Other issue is the felt seal at the lower end of the shaft (hard as a rock). Is there a modern seal (like a Garlock Seal) that would work in there?
Any advice appreciated.