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Robin Macmillan

United Kingdom
415 Posts
Posted - 20/04/2008 :  17:24:21  Show Profile
Dear All,
I have 2 Marles Weller coloumns, one is 46" long the other 44 3/8" Measurement of the outer coloumn from steering wheel end to box. I presume the longer one which I think I salvaged from a PA circa 1967 is a PA one and the shorter is from a J Type. Can anyone confirm my suspicion. What I really need is a Bishop Cam as mine rebuild is a PB ! The "J one" is in excellent condition the PA rather wobbly. Anybody with a bishop cam for sale ? As it happens I also have an Adamant colounm that I believe was from a Hornet Special if this is of interest to anybody



PB AYG 170 : PB 0527

Robin

Roel Harryvan

Netherlands
35 Posts
Posted - 20/04/2008 :  19:13:42  Show Profile
Robin,
on www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C28760 is a stering column from a Pb for sale.

Roel.
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Bob Hudson

United Kingdom
67 Posts
Posted - 20/04/2008 :  20:48:02  Show Profile
Hi Robin
I am rebuilding a PB and fitting an Adamant steering column which is a much better steering box than the Bishop Cam or Marles Weller units. As you have one from a Hornet I suggest you get that rebushed and if necessary lengthened and use it. If it has the earlier tapered
wheel mounting it is easy to get a new top piece made to take the parallel P type wheel(if you need to lengthen the column the extension can be made to include the new wheel mounting). The measurement from the steering box mounting bolt to the bottom of the steering wheel is about 56" to give about 5" clearance between steering wheel and dashboard. I have a sketch of the new top piece
if you are interested.
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Robin Macmillan

United Kingdom
415 Posts
Posted - 20/04/2008 :  21:16:38  Show Profile
Dear Bob,
Thanks I have emailed you but have just been to look at the adamant column to see if it all fits and find that it fouls the chassis ... have you modified the chassis in some way ?

robin
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kimber

United Kingdom
1529 Posts
Posted - 21/04/2008 :  06:49:02  Show Profile
I have a spare P-type Bishop Cam box. Email me off line and I'll let you have some details. Rocker shaft needs re-bushing but otherwise good. Just taken it off my everyday car having overhauled the (previously) spare 'box.

The chassis mounting brackets are different for all 3 types of box. If yours is PB it will have the B-Cam mtg. (unless someone has been meddling).
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Terry Andrews

United Kingdom
546 Posts
Posted - 21/04/2008 :  10:33:15  Show Profile
As Bob says the Adamant box is very good. Several of the Triple-M competition types use these on their cars. I have one ready yo fit on to my P type. BUT BEWARE (some if not all?)the Wolseley ones steer in the opposite direction!!!! Barry Foster overhauls these and can convert for you.
regards....Terry
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Robin Macmillan

United Kingdom
415 Posts
Posted - 22/04/2008 :  18:21:18  Show Profile
my thanks to all those who have replied, thanks to Roel I now have a BC column .... thanks to kimber I now understand (I think) why it wont fit !!!! The mounting in my PB must have been from a PA with a Marles Weller Box, quite possible as in the early 60's my brother and I had a PA that was written off so I might have changed it then ! So can anyone provide me with details of the differences between the bishop cam mounting and the marles weller mounting
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