Steering Sector Seal

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Curious to know if anyone has used the neoprene O-ring and steel washer sold by the vendors for sealing up the sector shaft where it exits the casting. I am wondering if it was effective for this purpose and any drawbacks to its use.
 
I used one when I went through my seven tooth. It seems to be doing its job. More importantly, get the lower plug with the tube. That’ll keep all of the oil out of the light switch.
 
It worked for 35 years without problems then I did an out of the car inspection/adjustment and replaced it.
The cork gasket between the housings had shrunk and moved out of position— that I replaced with a O ring also — time will tell if that was a good choice
 
Jim16A1 said:
I used one when I went through my seven tooth. It seems to be doing its job. More importantly, get the lower plug with the tube. That’ll keep all of the oil out of the light switch.
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I'll offer some clarification here.

The O-Ring/washer is applied while you're bolting in your steering column at the lower end. It "sandwiches" between the steering column foot and the frame. Price runs less than $4. Easily applied to either 7 tooth or 2-tooth columns.

Another seal is sold in which you "bore out" a recess in the column or sector housing to take it. A-3574-SEAL runs around $8. Fairly easy to effect in rebuilding a 2-tooth column, more difficult without a vertical boring mill on the 7 tooth column.

Of course boring a recess in the sector housing/7 tooth column "reduces" a small amount the wear surface of the sector bushings and might lead to earlier than expected "steering wobble." The advantage would be a controlled seal pressure/turning resistance.

The O-ring/washer with uncontrolled seal pressure MIGHT be a cause for binding of the steering sector.

You pays your money you takes your chances.

Joe K
 
Joe K said:
I'll offer some clarification here.

The O-Ring/washer is applied while you're bolting in your steering column at the lower end. It "sandwiches" between the steering column foot and the frame. Price runs less than $4. Easily applied to either 7 tooth or 2-tooth columns.

Another seal is sold in which you "bore out" a recess in the column or sector housing to take it. A-3574-SEAL runs around $8. Fairly easy to effect in rebuilding a 2-tooth column, more difficult without a vertical boring mill on the 7 tooth column.

Of course boring a recess in the sector housing/7 tooth column "reduces" a small amount the wear surface of the sector bushings and might lead to earlier than expected "steering wobble." The advantage would be a controlled seal pressure/turning resistance.

The O-ring/washer with uncontrolled seal pressure MIGHT be a cause for binding of the steering sector.

You pays your money you takes your chances.

Joe K
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We've tried the o ring available from Hardware stores without the steel washer which as stated found to change the clamping to the frame web.
Thin washers perhaps could be used to compensate for the o ring washer thickness.?
 
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