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A couple of weeks ago I bought a few spares from a Series 2 Coupe that had been written off (rear-ended). One of those spares was the RHD Burman steering box. Before carting away my booty, I asked the distraught owner about his ex-car. He was the third owner, he bought it in 1990, and had used it just about every day until it was totalled about two months ago. One of the things he had repaired when he bought it was the bottom steering box seal as the box was leaking. To his knowledge, the box had not been touched since.
When I dismantled the box in my shed, I found that it was full of the most disgusting black/grey thick, viscous grease (attached photo) - it really looked about 18 years old and had the oddest odour. To get to the point, all of the load bearing surfaces in that box were perfect - not a sign of wear - and the cast casing, whilst filthy, was intact - no cracks, no splits. The local engineering shop confirmed all of this.
I know that this is an anecdote and a statistical trial of 1, but the grease seems to have done the job. Obviously, credit also goes to the mechanic who rebuilt it and set it up so well all those years ago.
Just thought you guys would like to know.
Chris
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Own - 1970 1750 GTV
Want - 1969 Duetto (in addition)
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