Steering box gaskets

[JohnboyLandy]

Hi All,

Yet another question about the steering box, but hopefully the last one as I am hoping to reassemble the box tomorrow.

In the Britpart rebuild kit I bought from Paddocks, it contains what seem to be six gaskets, two paper ones, and four blue plastic ones.
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I assume the paper ones go at either end of the box, but what the heck are the blue plastic ones for ?

Any advice welcome.

Cheers,
John

[JDNSW]

I think the blue plastic ones are probably shims for setting the preload on the bearings.

[JohnboyLandy]

Thanks John, I'll keep that in mind during reassembly, I didn't quite get to that job today, been busy today with welding the chassis front cross member in, my first time welding.

Cheers,
John

[whitehillbilly64]

Yes, they are shims.
Mine took 3 of the 4 metal shims and 3 of the 4 I bought, of the plastic ones, with some Loctite 515 between all of them.
Just rebuilt mine.....Gilbert (https://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-iii/208029-gilbert-65.html)

whitehillbilly