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On Fri, 2003-10-17 at 13:51, Gamboa, Gary wrote: > >The general consensus here seems to be that you need a new > >mechanic, not a new steering gearbox. > > I wasn't sure the message got through. I did retrieve my car, > but I was hoping for some insight on whether a SB could go bad. > I mean, just cause this mechanic is a bad communicator, doesn't > mean that the SB isn't irreparable. > > Are there certain parts that can wear/break and render an SB useless? > > In my 40 years of working on VW's, I have rarely seen a bad steering box. This doesn't mean that they can't go bad. If you do need a new steering box, one from a standard T-1 (not a super beetle) is the same, from about 1964 up. The piman arm is different, and the mounting clamp is different. You should be able to get one from a salvage yard pretty cheap. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org