Sector bushing removal question

KMBeers

KMBeers

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I’m currently rebuilding my 7 tooth steering box and I’m looking for some advice on removing the old sector bushings. They are in a through bore and I’m wondering if the Bratton’s bushing installation tool can be used to push them both out at the same time from the same side. The 2 tooth box uses the same bushings so the same situation applies there too. If there’s a different trick it would be good to know before I try it.
 
Bratton's says: "Use this handy tool to help remove and install the sector bushings in both 7 and 2 tooth steering boxes."
 
Thanks for the link and all of the videos. Very helpful on what needs to be done to get the sector shaft bushings out and the new ones installed. I am going to rebuild a new box I picked up at Hershey so it is already “out” of the car. Did your sector shaft just fit in without reaming or hoaning the new bushings? I could see if you used the old sector shaft that had a little wear reaming may not have been needed. Thanks again.
 
Yes once I press the bushings in the old sector shaft slid right in my sector shaft when I miked it was only worn a few tents but the bushings were obviously large enough I did not need to hone or ream them.
 
I don’t know what they are selling now for sector bushings but is they don’t need reaming or honing I doubt the fit will be good for long,the bushings I was sold a while ago were AA kingpin bushings that the sector fit in without any fitting and the contact points were a very low percentage of the bushings surface area.
 
I remember I purchased them from Snyder's and I was wondering the same thing if they would need to be honed or reamed after installed they fit snug but definitely no tight spots and there was no looseness.
 
i have changed 7 tooth sector bushings (along with all the other parts in there) on three occasions. two of those 3 bushings needed to be honed a tiny bit to fit nice.
someone mentioned tightening up their 7 tooth. note, there is no adjustment on the 7 tooth box that will tighten it up. the only way to make it right is to start replacing parts.

the 2 tooth is a different story.
 
old ugly said:
someone mentioned tightening up their 7 tooth. note, there is no adjustment on the 7 tooth box that will tighten it up. the only way to make it right is to start replacing parts.

the 2 tooth is a different story.
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Yeah, by “tightening up” I meant that I would be dumping hundreds of dollars into parts and time with the machine shop, just to slap a band-aid on a poorly designed piece of technology. Also, there are some tolerances that can be adjusted via shims and the lash screw, so it technically doesn’t have “no adjustment” it is just a lost cause once things start to wear inside.
 
My $.02, I find the seven tooth steering box much easier to rebuild satisfactorily than diddling with the later two tooth. Your mileage will vary.
 
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