Power steering box contacts spring bucket
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Power steering box contacts spring bucket
I am adding power steering to my 66 F250.
I got a steering gear from Red Heads for a 73 F250.
That is the donor Year for the disc brakes.
The power steering gear contacts the spring bucket or tower as it tightens up.
Is this normal?
Thank you!
I got a steering gear from Red Heads for a 73 F250.
That is the donor Year for the disc brakes.
The power steering gear contacts the spring bucket or tower as it tightens up.
Is this normal?
Thank you!
If it cain't be fixed with a sledge hammer it must be an electrical problem!
Re: Power steering box contacts spring bucket
Not normal from my experience - is this a 2wd truck and Saginaw gear?
1966 F250 LWB
Re: Power steering box contacts spring bucket
I had the same interference on my '66 PS conversion...
I just installed hardened/Grade 8 washers between the frame and the front 2 steering box mounting pads; figured that was better than preloading the casting - there's bound to be some amount of flex in the frame rails and didn't want it binding against the spring bucket.
If you shim all 3, it doesn't give you as much clearance up front. My stock length bolts still had full threads showing after torquing.
Makes you wonder if the '67 and up (or whenever they quit the Bendix gear) models have a slightly different spring bucket...
I just installed hardened/Grade 8 washers between the frame and the front 2 steering box mounting pads; figured that was better than preloading the casting - there's bound to be some amount of flex in the frame rails and didn't want it binding against the spring bucket.
If you shim all 3, it doesn't give you as much clearance up front. My stock length bolts still had full threads showing after torquing.
Makes you wonder if the '67 and up (or whenever they quit the Bendix gear) models have a slightly different spring bucket...
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Thanks for the replies!
I think I will add washers
I think I will add washers
If it cain't be fixed with a sledge hammer it must be an electrical problem!
Re: Power steering box contacts spring bucket
The fact that it touches makes me think that the frame may be warped in some fashion.
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1964 Galaxie convertable
1964 flairside, style side, and longbed
1965 Ranger, and shortbed
1966 long bed, and shortbed
A few parts trucks also
1991 Capri
2011 F250
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Re: Power steering box contacts spring bucket
I drilled a hole in spring tower where contact occurred. Figured a round hole would not weaken and look fractory.
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Re: Power steering box contacts spring bucket
I am about to do this soon to my 66. My research I found some say they had to use a hammer and bang in a small dent to clear the steering gear. You don't want to bang it in too far to interfere with the spring itself.
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It wonders me that these political bookworms have not spoke up,, to be political correct the drivers side perch is different from manual steering to power steering,, BUT since I do not go by the book, keep the old one in shave a little off the perch and little off the gear box and will fit fine,,, If you shim it will throw the alignment off a little and can premature the bottom bearing
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That sounds like a good idealongcabjohn wrote:I drilled a hole in spring tower where contact occurred. Figured a round hole would not weaken and look fractory.
Johnny
If it cain't be fixed with a sledge hammer it must be an electrical problem!
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Re: Power steering box contacts spring bucket
I had this problem on a '54 I installed power steering on. I heated up the bucket at the interference point and used a hammer to create the clearance. Didn't take much and did not impact the integrity of the spring mount.
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Not '54 but '65.
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I had to do some grinding on my 66 when I added power steering.