Jason James

"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:77a70307-4ba7-4b22-96d3-> Jason

I think I posted it not long ago.

On a rural road (i.e. 100 zone), a guy reversing over the crest of a
hill in the left lane.

I came over the crest, saw him closing in on me and thankfully I was
able to swerve. He made a belated and pathetic attempt to slightly
move it onto the grass, but by the time I had everything back where it
should be and looked in my mirrors, he was back onto the road again
and reversing over the crest and out of sight.

This, in logging truck territory.

He must have only had reverse gear. Shortly, he'd have no gears!

Jason

Jason James

"the_dawggie" <the_dawggie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 20, 1:42 pm, "Jason James" <a...@peace.com> wrote:

> For me it was a friend of the family's 1956 Hillman. I had to move the car
> to be able to get out of our yard. As I reversed the Hillman I noticed it
> had a lot of steering wheel slop, about an inch and a half at the rim.
Then
> while turning the steering-wheel towards lock, it made a loud "thunk"
noise
> and came back to where it was before attempting to turn it.
>
> In those days, steering boxes often had a peg rather than a recirculating
> nut which is in contact with 360 degrees of the worm-gear. The peg or
post,
> had a bearing to allow it to rotate while it loaded up against the worm
gear
> on the steering shaft. This car's box was so worn, the peg was jumping the
> worm-gear teeth! I used all the adjustment to try and patch it up. She was
> left with firm instructions to have it fixed.

Minx? Should have got Harry Potter on that job :-)

Yeah it was in the early '70s where pomme shitboxes still accounted for a
chunk of the fleet.

I've not really had any dangerous moments driving, tyres are likely
culprits, a couple of blow outs at 100 kph, and a couple of years
back a couple of new tyres that were just not right at all, and I
would
say dangerous.

I've never had bits fall off unlike another poster here with a
similar vehicle to mine :-p

Wear and slack yearly inspections account for many dangerous vehicles. Some
just have no idea.

Jason

Jason James

"Ron" <dodo@hotmail> wrote in message
news:Xns9B0092BC2C4E4GPS@64.209.0.81...
> "Jason James" <at@peace.com> wrote in
> news:48ab921c$0$16419$c30e37c6@pit-reader.telstra.net:
>
>
> My old mans ZA Fairlane.
> Drove it a mile up the road to the brothers place from the old mans farm.
>
> Turned it around new the machinery shed and the steering linkage fell of
> the steering box. Springs had became weak and the ball on the steering
arm
> from the box, just popped out!
>
> Old man nearly shit himself, as the night before he drove it home from the
> local town, sitting on 140kph.

Yeah,..a mate's Fiarto 125 did the same thing, only it was the upper B-Joint
which popped out. Came to a stop on the F4,..safely. I think a lot of
drivers don't notice the gradual loss of tracking and other steering
properties, especially in vehicles which weren't all that great to start
with.

Jason

Diesel Damo

On Aug 22, 10:47*am, "Jason James" <a...@peace.com> wrote:

> He must have only had reverse gear. Shortly, he'd have no gears!

Fair enough, but at least drive on the correct side of the road
relative to the direction you're travelling in.

Actually if I had've hit him it probably would've been my fault
legally. Doubtful I could prove he was reversing at the time.

Jason James

"atec77" <atec77NOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Jason James wrote:
> > For me it was a friend of the family's 1956 Hillman. I had to move the
car
> > to be able to get out of our yard. As I reversed the Hillman I noticed
it
> > had a lot of steering wheel slop, about an inch and a half at the rim.
Then
> > while turning the steering-wheel towards lock, it made a loud "thunk"
noise
> > and came back to where it was before attempting to turn it.
> >
> > In those days, steering boxes often had a peg rather than a
recirculating
> > nut which is in contact with 360 degrees of the worm-gear. The peg or
post,
> > had a bearing to allow it to rotate while it loaded up against the worm
gear
> > on the steering shaft. This car's box was so worn, the peg was jumping
the
> > worm-gear teeth! I used all the adjustment to try and patch it up. She
was
> > left with firm instructions to have it fixed.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> >
> Latest one was a 240z I bought recently ( nc class machine) , driving it
> onto the trailor noticed it had lots of steering slop , up on the hoist
> we foind the owner had been driving around with the lock rings on the
> steering rattling and only age and rust holding it there , he claimed to
> have recently managed 160 plus in it coming home...

I know a lot of people dont like the yearly inspections in NSW, but in some
cases it probably does save lives.

Jason

Pit

On Aug 24, 12:35*pm, "Jason James" <a...@peace.com> wrote:
> "atec77" <atec77NOS...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:g8g8nh$o78$5@aioe.org...
>
>
>
> > Jason James wrote:
> > > For me it was a friend of the family's 1956 Hillman. I had to move the
> car
> > > to be able to get out of our yard. As I reversed the Hillman I noticed
> it
> > > had a lot of steering wheel slop, about an inch and a half at the rim..
> Then
> > > while turning the steering-wheel towards lock, it made a loud "thunk"
> noise
> > > and came back to where it was before attempting to turn it.
>
> > > *In those days, steering boxes often had a peg rather than a
> recirculating
> > > nut which is in contact with 360 degrees of the worm-gear. The peg or
> post,
> > > had a bearing to allow it to rotate while it loaded up against the worm
> gear
> > > on the steering shaft. This car's box was so worn, the peg was jumping
> the
> > > worm-gear teeth! I used all the adjustment to try and patch it up. She
> was
> > > left with firm instructions to have it fixed.
>
> > > Jason
>
> > Latest one was a 240z I bought recently ( nc class machine) , driving it
> > onto the trailor noticed it had lots of steering slop , up on the hoist
> > we foind the owner had been driving around with the lock rings on the
> > steering rattling and only age and rust holding it there , he claimed to
> > have recently managed 160 plus in it coming home...
>
> I know a lot of people dont like the yearly inspections in NSW, but in some
> cases it probably does save lives.
>
> Jason

Good Day Jason fwiw I agree .

Jason James

"Pit" <spamlister@gmail.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 24, 12:35 pm, "Jason James" <a...@peace.com> wrote:
> "atec77" <atec77NOS...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:g8g8nh$o78$5@aioe.org...
>
>
>
> > Jason James wrote:
> > > For me it was a friend of the family's 1956 Hillman. I had to move the
> car
> > > to be able to get out of our yard. As I reversed the Hillman I noticed
> it
> > > had a lot of steering wheel slop, about an inch and a half at the rim.
> Then
> > > while turning the steering-wheel towards lock, it made a loud "thunk"
> noise
> > > and came back to where it was before attempting to turn it.
>
> > > In those days, steering boxes often had a peg rather than a
> recirculating
> > > nut which is in contact with 360 degrees of the worm-gear. The peg or
> post,
> > > had a bearing to allow it to rotate while it loaded up against the
worm
> gear
> > > on the steering shaft. This car's box was so worn, the peg was jumping
> the
> > > worm-gear teeth! I used all the adjustment to try and patch it up. She
> was
> > > left with firm instructions to have it fixed.
>
> > > Jason
>
> > Latest one was a 240z I bought recently ( nc class machine) , driving it
> > onto the trailor noticed it had lots of steering slop , up on the hoist
> > we foind the owner had been driving around with the lock rings on the
> > steering rattling and only age and rust holding it there , he claimed to
> > have recently managed 160 plus in it coming home...
>
> I know a lot of people dont like the yearly inspections in NSW, but in
some
> cases it probably does save lives.
>
> Jason

Good Day Jason fwiw I agree .

Aye. My LTD had a knackered upper BJ (the uppers are load bearing on Fords)
and I did not noticed it. They run pelnty of castor on Ford powersteering
frontends, which masks such things too.

Jason

sgam@hotmail.com

My Dad behind the wheel of any vehicle. :-)

Cheers,
Steve
(Thankfully he's given up driving, now)

Daryl Walford

sgam@hotmail.com wrote:
> My Dad behind the wheel of any vehicle. :-)
>

LOL, the roads are a lot safer now that my father and father law passed
away, neither were good drivers, my father in law was by far the worst
in that he had lots of drink driving convictions and lots of accidents.
My old man knew he wasn't much of a driver so he let my mum drive most
of the time after he retired.


Daryl