Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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06/07/15 05:31 PM
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Picture could help. Could also benefit from flipping the bolts to put the nuts on top.
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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Picture could help. Could also benefit from flipping the bolts to put the nuts on top. Thanks. That helped. I'd put pan head Allen bolts pointing upward. It would look cleaner and less chance of being whacked. But might make tightening the nuts on the other side a PITA. With a car with a lot of suspension mods, people have a much greater tendency to look under it.
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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07/11/15 10:21 PM
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So I have this box and I have the same problem you had. Altbough because now it flexes I get a leak in the box and ps fluid everywhere, did you experience the aame thing? Im hoing to locktite them in(my kmember has been fulky gusseted and welded up before I did this install)
My flex is due to bolts backing out
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
[Re: MarkZ]
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07/11/15 10:45 PM
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As a second question, with the firm feel sector support kit what does the bearing go on to? Does it go on the shaft below the locknut? is there enough shaft on your gyys cars to do that? With the box I have the locknut is barely flush with the shaft, so I dont think this kit would help, in this case
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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As a second question, with the firm feel sector support kit what does the bearing go on to? Does it go on the shaft below the locknut? is there enough shaft on your gyys cars to do that? With the box I have the locknut is barely flush with the shaft, so I dont think this kit would help, in this case 68Cuda440 is running the small spline 68-72 A-body pitman arm. So he is running a small spline box. Dangina, are you running a large spline box? From the pictures in the posts I've read the large splines have less threads showing. But I don't know if that's been corrected with the new Borgenson boxes. Do you have the new or old version?
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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Not sure, but I think I have the old. (I bought it over a year ago and I just fired the engine yesterday) Im pretty sure its cracked as I lose all of my fluid pretty quick, im pissed off as hell as I havent even driven the car and my $800 f***ing ps box is broken off the bat
Large spline box here
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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07/12/15 03:18 AM
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Im pretty sure its cracked as I lose all of my fluid pretty quick, im pissed off as hell as I havent even driven the car and my $800 f***ing ps box is broken off the bat
Do you have the correct style fittings on the box with the O-Rings intact?
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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Do you have the correct style fittings on the box with the O-Rings intact?
I believe i do, i did it a year ago, I'll have to check tommorrow, but thanks for this, from what i can see there is no leaking from the fittings
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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07/12/15 12:09 PM
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With the sectorsupport, the original nut seems to be replaced with one where the bearing is mounted on. I like to get this support kit as well for my box one day.
Yes, the nut is also the shaft that goes through the bearing, you do not use the nut that comes with the box. Before I put mine on the road I am going to trim it down some so it does not hang below the K-frame. In the following two pictures I added red dots on the nut below and above the bearing to help you see it.
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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07/12/15 02:30 PM
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T [quote=dangina]Not sure, but I think I have the old. (I bought it over a year ago and I just fired the engine yesterday) Im pretty sure its cracked as I lose all of my fluid pretty quick
Is it possible that you reversed the supply and return hoses? I think that would cause a leak. On the new style boxes, it would be easy to make this mistake. This is a good question. For reference which fitting is which? Is the one closest to the engine the supply or return?
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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07/12/15 02:33 PM
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With the sectorsupport, the original nut seems to be replaced with one where the bearing is mounted on. I like to get this support kit as well for my box one day.
Yes, the nut is also the shaft that goes through the bearing, you do not use the nut that comes with the box. Before I put mine on the road I am going to trim it down some so it does not hang below the K-frame. In the following two pictures I added red dots on the nut below and above the bearing to help you see it. thanks! This was most useful!
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Re: Borgeson Steering Box Flex
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07/14/15 08:00 AM
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On the newer style box the supply is the port closest to the radiator. The return is closest to the firewall.
On the older style box (Delphi 600) the supply is the 14mm port. The return is the 16mm port. curious does anyone have a comparison pic of the old box vs the new? When did the new versions come out?
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