ZTU Steering Bearings

Jerry Grant · Oct 7, 2018

I am working on a total restore of a 37 ZTU. The worm drive steering shaft bearings and races are badly rusted. I have removed the shaft, removed the bearings and removed the races from the shaft and the adjusting plug. I have also removed the metal cap on the front of the pedestal. I can obviously see the race inside but there is no way to drive it out since the pedestal casting completely covers the race. Any ideas or suggestions?

Roger H MI · Oct 7, 2018

If you want to remove the race. take a welder and run a small bead around the race. Should drop out.

Alan K · Oct 7, 2018

Make sure there is a race there an not just machined cast iron before you go too wild. I will have to take a look in the parts books to make sure. Not sure on some of the early ones as a lot of times they just machined things right in castings such as camshaft bearings on the R and Z engines.

Jerry Grant · Oct 7, 2018

You can tell there is a bearing race in there. My parts manual also shows a race. However, after taking some emery cloth to it, it doesn't seem bad at all. I think I will polish it up and leave it in there for now and see how it works.

Alan K · Oct 7, 2018

If there arent any indents in the race from the old bearing Im sure it would be just fine with a good bearing.

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