Alfa Romeo Spider 105 Burman Steering Box Rebuild.

Thank you again for a peaceful, insightful and entertaining episode Jethro, many will agree with me here, other 'tubers could learn a lot from your approach to content creation - zero hype - 100% quality.

I've enjoyed this video even more than usual, and that's exactly because of its niche topic :) Steering components hardly ever get any attention, and I have learned why these 'boxes sometimes fail. Great work, keep it up!

Hi Jethro, many thanks for taking the Burman steering apart and explaining what the issues are with this type of steering box. Have been doing similar repair recently and can confirm that there is no other reasonable video on that topic out there yet. Now it is. Many thanks. Machining the rear end ball bearing surface is quite a reasonable thing to do with a good lathe available and a well grinded chisel. Using grease to get all the balls in the nut is unavoidable as well as getting the balls in the bearings. 7.144 balls are standard and can be purchased from specialised sources. Even oversizes are available. These balls are available in different tolerance classes. Thanks for not using background music.

Excellent video! I had my box literally blow apart as I steered into my driveway on my 72' GTV. Previous owner had fitted very wide large tires and the added stress and age of the box did it in. Thank god it didn't happen while on the road. This was 20+yrs ago and I still have the outer shaft which I use as a breaker bar. Replaced it without the use of a lift. What a PIA....

Work can wait a few more minutes. You could do audiobooks and I'd choose your version over anyone else.

Jethro is pure Zen.

The Gran Turismo vibe of car repair videos. Love it.

I’m just echoing what everyone is saying. I don’t want to big this up too much but I watch a lot of YouTube restoration videos and yours redefine the genre. I love the calm, measured, logical and thoughtful way in which tackle the projects on these beautiful Italian cars. Your passion for these Alfas is contagious and linked to top quality video production they’re like works of art, very classy. Many thanks, looking forward to more Alfa adventures.

Your channel is probably one of my favorite things on the whole internet, the cinematography/editing is perfect.

That face you made when the ball joint popped off? Priceless!!

Hey Jethro, good to see the Myford getting some proper use! It’s nice to watch stuff that doesn’t totally rely on a musical backing track, also I like the technical detail. Thanks

That was tremendously satisfying, which of course is the stratum above highly informative! As for that scissor action ball joint puller, I don't know how much you were tightening that but for the record, it's important to snug them up and then tap on the assembly in the spot of your choice and then tighten a bit more, etc. This way, you make use of resonance to break the parts free without ever using tremendous force which will definitely break the tool one day. (My first one was an 18G1063 BMC factory service tool for the Austin and Morris minis that I picked up in 1971. A very old mechanic gave me this tip about loosening parts at that time and I've been passing it on ever since.) 🙂 One day I wandered into a shop where they had tightened the hell out of a puller on a Jag XJ12 halfshaft which still refused to budge. Distress was building among the staff but they wouldn't let me near it, so when everyone was at the other end of the room, I gave it a tap with a hammer. It popped right out and I was offered a job on the spot. Fun times.

Thanks for releasing such a "niche" project. Very interesting and entertaining!

This video is not just informative, but it’s a mini work of art.

I find your presentation so refreshing. And thanks for the explanation about the binding and shims in the box. You turned on the light bulb, and now it's time to take another run at the steering box in my old '63 Avanti.

Thanks for the patient used to produce a video like this. Youtube really needed this. I wish in more videos like this one. Kind regards from a mechanical restorer from Italy

This will be much more relaxing for me than it was for you.😉 Great work as always 👏

Absolutely stellar video and commentary. Bravo!

Nice work Jethro! Love the "couple sandwiches short of a picnic..." bit 😂

Great job on this!! One thing I have always seen as helpful that I didn't see you do on your video is to make sure that the box will still operate smoothly when you apply force to the steering arm, and not just the wheel. A small difference in the shims can make it difficult to "motor" the box from the arm, which would of course mean that there wouldn't be much feel of what the front wheels are doing on the road, and possibly not enough freedom for the steering to self-center due to caster. Great job on these videos. I really enjoy them and admire your care and pride in a job well-done.