Recent content by Darrah

SER205 is the one I just installed. Amazon SER205 1" ID, 52mm OD.

The column to box angle seems to vary from car-to-car, presumably because of the inconsistent placement of the K-member bracket. I just installed that box, and my angle isn't as severe as yours, but others have a similar alignment. As far as the shaft not being centered in the column tube, you...

Well, it can be. On my previous cars with automatics, I installed the line-lock on the rear lines and backward. That way I could engage the line lock, then use the brake pedal to modulate pressure to the front brakes.

Death by chemicals or random shooting... main two options for Hopewell residents

Our local town is able to patrol a mile or so of interstate next to my house, and they show no mercy. Over the last year they've switched to black Durangos with black decals... the only difference are the decals are a matte finish. It's pretty ridiculous, but anyone in the area knows not to...

I removed the power steering column in my '71 Road Runner over the weekend to install a lower bearing. Over the collapsable part of the outer sleeve (the part that looks like expanded metal), there is a black plastic cover, basically a sleeve, that encompasses the entire thing. I've never seen...

Wasn't trying to derail his thread, and I'm not a fan of bashing vendors when they have overwhelmingly positive support. It was BAC. Peter was fantastic in answering questions beforehand, sent out the replacement pump asap, and always responded quickly. Don't think he's a bad guy, and he...

Must be something with steering parts. I just ordered/installed a new steering box and pump from a well-regarded vendor. First pump developed a groan within the first two days. Sent out a replacement pump (ASAP, which was appreciated), but it arrived with the box destroyed and the fill...

Punch down tool... used to terminate communication cables in punch down boxes. It's the proper way to land wires in the junction boxes you see for telephones, networking, etc. Spring loaded, punches the wire down onto the IDC terminations.

I have the same as Kern Dog and it works great. Yours is likely overcharging because of voltage drops that @hunt2elk asked about... mine was. If you measure the voltage reference at the regulator, I bet it's somewhere in the 13.5V range. On my RR, basically every electrical connection was a...

I have a '13 with the 5.7, awd and towing package. Has over 185k and has been great. I've towed multiple times with it, the heaviest being my '79 W150. It was about a 2.5 hour trip and it did better than expected. Only maintenance items have been water pump (x2), front lower control arm...

187,000 on my '13 Durango. Only issues have been water pumps (failed catastrophically every 70,000 miles), motor mounts, broken exhaust manifold bolts, oil pressure sending unit, and now a badly leaking oil pan. Pretty dang trouble free IMO; water pump is the only thing that left me stranded...

Yep, I did put together a spare. I didn't clean and paint the outside, but I disassembled, cleaned and greased all the internals. The internal parking cam on these gets gummed up with hardened grease. Shoot me a message if you think it's what you need.

I went through this on my 71 RR a couple of years ago. There's some conflicting info out there, but from what I found (after getting a few motors from a few different cars), the 71 is pretty specific to that year. 72 uses a different shaft size where the linkage attaches. The good news is...

Definitely not easy. I did it the first time while also replacing broken exhaust manifold bolts... that was the real nightmare. The front tires up on ramps give enough access, but everything is tight. On the upside, it'll probably feel smoother at idle than you can likely remember. Amazing...