Steering gear box removal/rebuild
Posted by Bob E. On 2017/3/19 13:17:12
Hi,
I am contemplating removing the steering box ('55 Patrician) and rebuilding it or having it rebuilt. Rebuild kit from Max is $250 and awaiting a quote from www.powersteering.com. Got a quote from a place in WA that was "$600-$900" so obviously I am looking around. Reason for thinking of rebuilding it is that my Patrician was very loose while driving and the steering was very hard (like PS wasn't working). So I replaced all the suspension bushings, had my power steering pump rebuilt, and am cleaning and replacing seals in power steering cylinder and control valve. The engine is out and front clip is off so this seems like the time to do this.
2 questions:
1. How do I remove it? It's attached to the steering shaft and steering wheel but couldn't find any service manual info on how to remove. Do I need to remove the steering wheel etc to separate the shaft?
2. Any experience/recommendations with rebuild shops and/or lessons learned from doing it yourself that I should be aware of?
Thank you,
Bob
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I am contemplating removing the steering box ('55 Patrician) and rebuilding it or having it rebuilt. Rebuild kit from Max is $250 and awaiting a quote from www.powersteering.com. Got a quote from a place in WA that was "$600-$900" so obviously I am looking around. Reason for thinking of rebuilding it is that my Patrician was very loose while driving and the steering was very hard (like PS wasn't working). So I replaced all the suspension bushings, had my power steering pump rebuilt, and am cleaning and replacing seals in power steering cylinder and control valve. The engine is out and front clip is off so this seems like the time to do this.
2 questions:
1. How do I remove it? It's attached to the steering shaft and steering wheel but couldn't find any service manual info on how to remove. Do I need to remove the steering wheel etc to separate the shaft?
2. Any experience/recommendations with rebuild shops and/or lessons learned from doing it yourself that I should be aware of?
Thank you,
Bob
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