Vince, My 67 GT did the same thing last year under the same conditions. I think turning the steering wheel at low speed puts the highest loads on the box. Better to fail in the driveway than while driving though. I understand that this is a common problem with the Burman boxes. Alfa used ZFs too that dont have this problem. So, I switched over to a ZF. Direct bolt in replacement. One thing to watch out for is to get one from the same model, since the shafts come in different lenghts.
Regards, John Basel Bolton, MA > Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:07:39 -0700 (PDT) > From: Vince Strazzabosco <[email protected]> > Subject: [alfa] Spider Steering Box Needed > > So while shuttling my 74 Spider project from one storage unit to > another (pushing it myself), the steering tightened up. A bit more > effort, and something snapped and the steering became a little > easier. > > Then I found a few ball bearings on the ground. And a quick check > showed the box had broken open. > > So, I think I am in need of a steering box, eh? Any extras needing a > new home? > > vince > Big Rock, IL -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
