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Hi all,
This is going to be a few questions, I suppose.
Last week, my Burman steering box gave up and cracked rendering the car non-steerable. Not only did the box crack, but the steering wheel came towards me an inch or two.
Now here is the question. It sounds like getting a replacement Burman steering box is going to cost between $150 and $200. That is pretty steep for me especially after the holidays that I'm still recovering from.
I am told that I can replace it with a ZF steering box from a newer spider which would be less expensive. Is this a simple swap or is there modification needed to do this? Is the build quality of the ZF steering boxes stronger?
I am not even sure of how to remove the steering box, so could someone who has done it before point me in the right direction? The car in question is a 1971 Alfa Spider 1750. It looks like a real pain to do, but it needs to be done.
Thank you for your input to help get my spider back on the road =)
This is going to be a few questions, I suppose.
Last week, my Burman steering box gave up and cracked rendering the car non-steerable. Not only did the box crack, but the steering wheel came towards me an inch or two.
Now here is the question. It sounds like getting a replacement Burman steering box is going to cost between $150 and $200. That is pretty steep for me especially after the holidays that I'm still recovering from.
I am told that I can replace it with a ZF steering box from a newer spider which would be less expensive. Is this a simple swap or is there modification needed to do this? Is the build quality of the ZF steering boxes stronger?
I am not even sure of how to remove the steering box, so could someone who has done it before point me in the right direction? The car in question is a 1971 Alfa Spider 1750. It looks like a real pain to do, but it needs to be done.
Thank you for your input to help get my spider back on the road =)