Re: 56 Pwr steering

Posted by HH56 On 2015/11/18 17:00:31

Originally the Bendix was on senior cars and Monroe the juniors but as production continued they sort of became intermixed. In 56 some seniors apparently came with Monroes. Because of the simplicity of the Monroe system there have been some Monroes installed by owners in place of Bendix. As long as the proper brackets are used the systems are interchangeable as far as any exhaust pipe interference.

The control valve is a few inches behind the ram on the Bendix so am a bit confused about why the ram is so far rearward on yours. Normally it would be in front of the cross or tie rod assy and angled slightly toward the front of car way ahead of any exhaust. Are you installing a complete system with all brackets included and out of a single car? Do you have everything as shown on plate 31C of parts manual?