Wagon Steering box

[M_Walters]

Originally Posted by DaveyC

Am I reading the drawing correctly?
It appears to me that the bottom of the column is unsupported, and that it hinges very slightly about the top mount?

Yes, the bottom of the steering shaft has to float. If there was a bearing at the bottom end of the shaft the nut would require a slotted connection on the steering arm bell crank to allow the trunnion on the bell crank to move in an arc and the nut on the shaft to move in a straight line. An interesting concept that I was discussing with QL driver yesterday. This is very similar to the way that the steering on Yorkshire wagons was arranged before the introduction of the WG model.



This is not surprising since W.J.Lewin had left Yorkshire's to work for Fowlers.