[alfa] Steering boxes

[Gene Brown <alfagene@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My 78 spider has a steering shaft with the universal joints (ZF steering 
box) as does my 72 Montreal (Berman steering box). The Montreal requires 
the steering column with the u-joints due to the low position of the 
steering wheel.

The Burman boxes on the Montreal are prone to cracking around the 
mounting holes. Supposedly this is due to flexing of the chassis where 
the steering box mounts and the heavy weight of the front end of the 
Montreal. When I had my steering box repaired the man who did the 
welding said that it was one of the most porous castings he had seen. A 
Montreal owner in Greece had some improved steering box castings made up 
with thicker walls. The castings were made from melted down Alfa four 
cylinder blocks.

Gene Brown
Simi Valley, CA
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