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I recently put out the question about R&Ring a split steering box on a tr3 without removing the front apron. Well if I have to do it again the apron comes off.
I had one of those spring things to put pressure on the sector shaft but my cam was too far gone so it did not work. So with the horn out and the box drained and everything else out of the way I elected to take the box out through the left side of the engine compartment. I removed the pitman arm, unbolted the shaft mounts, lifted the rear of the shaft and the cam and shaft came out of the front nicely. Then lifted the motor and turned it so the shaft tube would slide by the front engine plate and whala! It's out.
Did all of the repairs to the new used box and installed it just fine. I was a happy camper at this point. Then the fun began. Could not get the motor to turn back and down into it's original position. Worked for 4 hours on that alone. Then came up with the idea to unbolt the mounts off the frame and attach them to the engine mounts. Then lowered the engine into place with the mounts attached and bolted the mounts onto the frame.
Other then a few other miner problems everything from that point went smooth. I must say that I never thought that TR3's had that good of steering. No more swagger. No more slop in the steering like your driving a 30's Ford truck.
I had one of those spring things to put pressure on the sector shaft but my cam was too far gone so it did not work. So with the horn out and the box drained and everything else out of the way I elected to take the box out through the left side of the engine compartment. I removed the pitman arm, unbolted the shaft mounts, lifted the rear of the shaft and the cam and shaft came out of the front nicely. Then lifted the motor and turned it so the shaft tube would slide by the front engine plate and whala! It's out.
Did all of the repairs to the new used box and installed it just fine. I was a happy camper at this point. Then the fun began. Could not get the motor to turn back and down into it's original position. Worked for 4 hours on that alone. Then came up with the idea to unbolt the mounts off the frame and attach them to the engine mounts. Then lowered the engine into place with the mounts attached and bolted the mounts onto the frame.
Other then a few other miner problems everything from that point went smooth. I must say that I never thought that TR3's had that good of steering. No more swagger. No more slop in the steering like your driving a 30's Ford truck.
