Steering Sector Rebuild

Today I decided to start the rebuild on the steering sector.  After I cleaned all the old grease out I pressed out the old bushings.  Then I used a fixture Walt made to bore the end where the steering arm protrudes from the casting.  This casting sits in the frame at an angle so the two faces are not parallel.  Therefore a fixture is needed so that the new opening is true to the bore and not the outer casting.  These never had a seal from the factory so they always leaked around the steering arm and caused premature wear on all the parts.  So today I will press the bushings in deeper to allow for a modern seal to be pressed into the housing.  After the opening for the seal is made I pressed in new bushings and used Walt's reamer to size them to the steering shaft.  Then I pressed in the modern oil seal and we are ready to start on rebuilding the rest of the steering box where the worm gear is housed.  SS

Boring steering sector.

New bushings.

New modern seal.