7 tooth steering column question

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wrndln

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I am trying to complete the restoration of a 7 tooth steering column. I am using a 7 tooth steering shaft with a retainer tube attached. As I screwed the retainer tube in, it seemed to not bottom out. The threads on the bearing assembly (plug) started to show. Can someone tell me if the retainer shaft is supposed to bottom out or when it is installed correctly?
Thanks for any help
Rusty Nelson
 

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From memory, there is a either a soft lead cotton or wool felt seal that goes above the screw in plug. You would screw in the plug enough to squish and spread the seal. The inside face of the plug is concave. If the seal is not there, this would allow the plug to bottom out.
 
What Dave said, except on the 7 tooth sector I worked on last week used a black rubber seal. I found that if i turned the retainer plug too tight, the light switch rod would not pass through, but if I left it looser, it would pass through. You can test your seal with your light switch rod. It works as an assembly.
BTW, Rusty, I looked at some photos of your 29 Phaeton, and you are doing a wonderful job!!! Mike
 
Oops? Rusty, are you using the oil seal retainer tube, Snyders PN A-3527-T? I would assume that you don't need any seal at all to keep oil out of your light switch, because the tube welded to the retainer plug keeps oil in your steering box because the tube is above the oil level in you steering box. If, so, It wouldn't matter how far you screwed it in. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, please.
 
You're both correct. I was going to use the leak tube on my 7 tooth, but the brass tube was same size unfortunately as the inner rod body( this info was found on UK model A parts store). So I had to go with the rubber compression mode, adjusting it tightly but still enough to allow horn rod to operate. Sealed well.
 
Thanks for the help. Since I am using the brass tube type plug, I guess I don't need to worry about the depth of the screwed in insert. I will need to get out my horn/light rod and make sure the rod fits through the brass tube.
Rusty
 
The rubber. Also that tube does not bottom up against anything. It simply extends above the fluid level of the 600W lubricant. Like a straw in a glass of coca-cola at the drive-in rsteraunt on Saturday night.
 
BTW, that sector shaft uses special bushings Grov3ed only one direction, so as to let the grease, and 600W only on the inboard side. If someone provided you water pump bushings the sector shaft will always seep 600W

once every 500 miles a 1/4 of a stroke from your grease gun is more than enough. I go years without pumping my grease gun on that sector shaft bushing. Less-is-more
 
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