Relative cost of repairs/ steering box

[Jeff Miller]

If there's something wrong with the steering box, it would be
repaired or rebuilt. The Ross (TRW) steering parts are available.

'Birds are surprisingly inexpensive to repair mostly, except for the
fact that they might have several of something that most RVs either
don't have, or only had one of. Most of the coach systems are high-
end household or RV, mostly still available. Chassis/body parts are
mostly pretty cheap, comes from the high-volume used in heavy truck &
bus use keeping the prices reasonable.

Look it over well so that you know what costs you're getting into.

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Curt Sprenger
wrote:
>
> Hi Craig,
> Does your mechanic friend know BBs in detail or is he just
guessing? His
> basis may be from experience with the SOB stick and staple units
that
> are no longer on the road due to poor quality in the first
place.That
> 1974 BB has less than 50,000 miles on it. BBs are overbuilt with
> components that will last 100s of thousand miles...since 1966 to
present
> date. The steering box...*BABs Steering Hydraulics, Inc. *in
Fontana,
> CA, and all over the country, had in stock the pulley for the power
> steering pump. You can contact them and ask about the steering box.
The
> steering box is the last thing I'd worry about.
>
> Expensive to repair...not really. An example is the BB brake system
> parts cost less than brake parts for my 1 ton Chevy truck. RV stuff
is
> RV stuff, same cost for new, old, SOB or BB.
>
> Gas mileage is about 6+7 MPG if one keeps their foot off the floor.
If
> pushed hard then 5+ MPG. The 1974 weighs about 24,000 pounds. I get
just
> over 6 mpg average with our 1987 PT38 and it weighs 41,000 pounds.
These
> Birds were not designed with economy in mind.
>
> One buys a BB because of it's quality and safety factor in a
crash...the
> all steel body frame and steel skin, the heavy duty frame, axle
> components, drive line, etc. I've seen SOB units after a
crash...that is
> the pile of rubble, people hurt or dead. I've seen a couple BBs
after a
> crash and one after a roll over...guess what. The people walked
away
> from the crash. Banged up some but not hurt seriously or dead.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Curt Sprenger
>
>
> Craig Schwartz wrote:
>
> > I told a mechanic friend about my intent to buy a BB (gas,FC31,
1974).
> > After he stopped telling about the fuel mileage he calmed down and
> > suggested I research the following questions to get
> > a sense of how expensive it is to repair a BB, whose parts may not
> > be available.
> >
> > - is the steering box available from the original mfgr, and
what is
> > it's cost ?
> > - is it available from anyone else, and cost ?
> > - est. cost to fabricate from scratch, or is there a
substitute ?
> >
> > any thoughts on this ?
> >
> > thanks,
> > - Craig, Venice, CA
> >
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