Recirculating ball steering box

[funkaholik]

I have the later, recirculating ball steering box (1970). It is sloppy and it leaks. Is there anyone who is rebuilding these? Or, does it just need adjusting and gaskets / seals?

Thanks in advance for any info.

[23yrRebuild]

The bearings and seals are fairly easy to replace.
Mike

[funkaholik]

Good to know. Although, considering that your avatar is an image of the inside of a transmission, "easy" might be a relative term!
Do any of the vendors sell the seals and bearings for these late boxes? I haven't seen any.

[funkaholik]

Oh, I see that Rallye has parts. I'll contact them. Thanks again!

[funkaholik]

One more question: What weight of oil is used inside the box, and is there a fill line or a fill amount?

[JT68]

Good to know. Although, considering that your avatar is an image of the inside of a transmission, "easy" might be a relative term!
Do any of the vendors sell the seals and bearings for these late boxes? I haven't seen any.

Seals/gaskets yes, (we have). Bearings no, - they almost never fail at less than 1 rpm.

[GoldHawg]

JT just did my box, complete freshen up. Looks super nice but I'm far away from driving it.

[tjp]

The bearings and seals are fairly easy to replace. Mike

I currently have late box open and cannot figure out how to remove the needle bearings. I'd post a picture of what i am looking at but my stupid "smart" phone takes pictures too big to post on this site now and I have the size at the smallest setting.

So, my question is how does one "easily" remove the needle bearings? I'd prefer to not damage them BTW.....

[sfdaugherty]

So, my question is how does one "easily" remove the needle bearings? I'd prefer to not damage them BTW...

I would like to learn how to "freshen up" an rb box.

Shannon

[redroadster]

I'd look into the colaspsible steering shaft...the unsiezeing of it ...that's important

[sfdaugherty]

Huh??

[Linda]

Are the needle bearings individual , like on the Warner tranny counter shaft, or are they encased in a bearing housing?
Linda

[redroadster]

Huh??

The 311s then had a collapsing steering shaft in a head-on accident ...but in 77 when I worked there at Datsun
Techs there since early 70s told the system siezed up on most of them after 3 years . I used to get them where the owners added a fill port to add 90w to the steering shaft
In hopes of it letting it collapse when needed.
The scca racers that told of accidents with it and dangers of it ...Datsun around the time had a bulletin
To replace the horn pads many that had cracked and thus useless , Datsun had new production of it a improved version cheap they wanted every car still put there, to buy one and gave away some at the last .
Law suits you know .

[Linda]

Red,
The topic is the steering BOX, got any info on that, like the needle bearings removal??
Linda

[redroadster]

Red,
The topic is the steering BOX, got any info on that, like the needle bearings removal??
Linda

Oh the needle bearing Jaws or arms in that configuration for a slide hammer come to mind ...seemed like he wants a like new steering system though and the column is a part of it