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Guest		#1 Posted : Tuesday, 5 August 2008 7:58:19 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Has anyone bought a reconditioned hq - wb steering box.if so do you know if they install new gears etc and if you have bought one are they nice and tight when you bought them ( Like a new one )

Dr Terry		#2 Posted : Tuesday, 5 August 2008 11:53:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		Hi fitzsi. It depends what people define as 'reconditioned'. Many workshops just dismantle, clean & reassemble the box with a new seal kit & called it reconditioned. With the HQ-WB type, they require a bit more than that. The pinion valve alway
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Dr Terry		#3 Posted : Tuesday, 5 August 2008 11:53:45 PM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		Hi fitzsi. It depends what people define as reconditioned. Many workshops just dismantle, clean & reassemble the box with a new seal kit & called it reconditioned. With the HQ-WB type, they require a bit more than that. The pinion valve always
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Guest		#4 Posted : Wednesday, 6 August 2008 12:34:31 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.I have one in my 32 Ford Hotrod ( It's OK it has all chev and Holden running gear )and it does have a little steering play.So you would say that a rare spares reconditioned unit would eliminate most play th

Guest		#5 Posted : Wednesday, 6 August 2008 12:34:31 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.I have one in my 32 Ford Hotrod ( Its OK it has all chev and Holden running gear )and it does have a little steering play.So you would say that a rare spares reconditioned unit would eliminate most play the

Rhys		#6 Posted : Wednesday, 6 August 2008 1:53:38 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 7/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 397 Was thanked: 1 time(s) in 1 post(s)		I have bought 2 reconditioned/exchange HQ-WB power steering boxes from Australian Power Steering (via Coventrys in WA) for two different vehicles. The first one I bought was tight with no play at all, but the second one had play in the straight ahead posi
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Dr Terry		#7 Posted : Wednesday, 6 August 2008 2:55:28 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		Hi Rhys. I got several e-mails from this site, thru my profile last week, but none about master cylinders. Best phone me at work (02) 9644-2888. I can also fill you in about steering boxes. Dr Terry
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HQwagon202		#8 Posted : Friday, 8 August 2008 3:22:52 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 13/11/2006(UTC) Posts: 50		is there a manual steering box that is easy or perhaps easier than the one i have in my HQ Kingy? My car originally made in 1974 and matched to a 202 engine, i now have 7 inch rims at the front and steering at slow speed is heavy, no problem at the hi
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vintageholden		#9 Posted : Friday, 8 August 2008 6:11:33 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Registered, Veteran Joined: 2/06/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,664		how much do you recond them for??? hz
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peterwmh		#10 Posted : Saturday, 9 August 2008 12:14:19 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 11/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 480		John, the HX and later manual steering boxes are a better ratio for easier steering at lower speeds, but you need to twirl them a bit more when doing U turn!! They arent like a powersteer box but they are better! 202 and three on the tree, cant get mo
		202 and three on the tree, can't get more Aussie than that!!
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peterwmh		#11 Posted : Saturday, 9 August 2008 12:14:19 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 11/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 480		John, the HX and later manual steering boxes are a better ratio for easier steering at lower speeds, but you need to twirl them a bit more when doing U turn!! They aren't like a powersteer box but they are better! 202 and three on the tree, can't get
		202 and three on the tree, can't get more Aussie than that!!
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HQwagon202		#12 Posted : Saturday, 9 August 2008 12:50:29 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 13/11/2006(UTC) Posts: 50		thanks for that info peter regards John
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Dr Terry		#13 Posted : Saturday, 9 August 2008 12:55:03 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 6,114 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 219 time(s) in 199 post(s)		quote: Originally posted by peterwmh John, the HX and later manual steering boxes are a better ratio for easier steering at lo
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