Early MK2 Steering Box Rebuild
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Early MK2 Steering Box Rebuild
For all of you who have attempted to rebuild or are planning to rebuild an early (1960) manual steering box, you are probably aware that the gaskets are no longer available. There are three gaskets on the unit, one large and two small that are identical. While cleaning the small end plates, they reminded me of the steering box on a Triumph TR3. I measured one of my TR3 steering box plates and found that they are the same size. I decided to order a couple of gaskets from The Roadster Factory in Pennsylvania to see if they would fit. The gaskets arrived today and they are identical to the ones used on the MK2 Steering box. The large gasket will still need to be cut, but being able to find the other gasket saves a bit of time. The alternative is to use a modern gasket forming sealant. I may do that for the large gasket.
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