The Steering Column

 
July 2007- Volume 12, Issue 44
In This Issue
New Test Equipment
The TC - 4001
New Metric Adapter Kit
Up Grade Your Test Loop
Who Said ...
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Just as a reminder ... steering gears with auto poppets (Ross/TRW TAS gears) or auto plungers (Some M100 Sheppard gears)  need to have the poppets or plungers adjusted by the installing technician because automatic doesn't mean you do nothing ... it means that if you follow the correct procedure the poppets or plungers will be automatically adjusted.
 
New Test Equipment
ToolsThe BAB TC-2001 Test Loop (see picture below) has been superceded by the TC-4001 Test Loop.
 
Later model Freightliner and Sterling trucks have steering systems that operate on a 2650 psi power steering systems.
 
The TC-4001 can test systems operating on up to 2950 psi.
 
LIST PRICE: $787.50. Distributors, please contact the BAB Order Desk 800-783-5222 for your the distributor price.
The TC - 4001 Test Loop
Test Loop 
The TC-4001 will have the same safety features as the TC-2001.
 
A double check valve to protect the pressure gauge and the flow meter.
 
A relief valve to protect the installer in case the test loop is hooked up incorrectly.
 
One male and one female hose end to facilitate proper installation.
New Metric Adapter Kit
TC-2003The TC - 2003-Met is a metric adapter kit for GMC, Volvo and Mack steering systems.
 
The TC-4001 and the TC-2003-Met are both available through a BAB Distributor.
 
 
List Price: $199.75. Distributors, please contact the BAB Order Desk 800-783-5222 for the distributor price.
 
 
Update Your Test Loop
Updated 
                                          Yes, the TC-2001 can be to a TC-4001!
 
If you have a early version TC-2001 Test Loop and would like to update it so it can be utilized to test the later model trucks; ship it prepaid to:
BAB Steering Hydraulics, Inc.
14554 Whittram
Fontana, CA 92335
 
The cost to UPDATE the TC-2001 is approximately $120 plus freight.
Who Said ...
Life:
Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.
 
Fame:
With fame I become more & more stupid, which of course, is a very common phenomenon.
 
Praise:
The only way to escape the personel corruption of praise is to go on working.
 
Problems:
Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions
 
Value:
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value..
 
Goals:
One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can barely achieve through the greatest effort.