Manual steering box question

Jessejames · Dec 21, 2020

I'm working on a car that was originally a manual steering car converted to power steering. My plan was to convert it back. All my previous cars were power steering. I have a spare manual box. Question is... Should I have this box rebuilt? And where do I sent it out? And is it worth sending out? Thanks in advance!

#41 · Dec 21, 2020

I like Firm Feel in Vancouver WA

yella71 · Dec 22, 2020

Does it NEED to be rebuilt? Why do it just to do it?

Jeremiah · Dec 22, 2020

If it was me I would just buy a new one for $300 from Rock Auto or PST and be done with it. Your choice of 16:1 or 24:1 ratio. I like 16:1 but then again I don't drive a desk for a living.

dadsbee · Dec 22, 2020

Any play in the box?? If not, pull the drain plug and set the box upside down in a tray in front of a heater. Warm her up, drain the best you can and refill with John Deere Corn Head Grease. Glass blast the case to bare aluminum, spray with Tremclad clear protectant paint and bolt her in the car.

If it needs to be rebuilt, I covered it in my restoration thread. Little over a 100 bucks for new bearings/gaskets and seals from Firm Feel.

WesleyK · Dec 22, 2020

I rebuilt mine with a kit from firm feel I believe. It wasn’t hard at all. I did a thread on it. https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/threads/rebuilding-my-manual-steering-box.170786/

Jessejames · Dec 22, 2020

yella71 said:
Does it NEED to be rebuilt? Why do it just to do it?

I have no idea... I got it with a bunch of spare parts. I'd rather do the work now that it's out of car than put it in and find out it needs to be done.

Jessejames · Dec 22, 2020

dadsbee said:
Any play in the box?? If not, pull the drain plug and set the box upside down in a tray in front of a heater. Warm her up, drain the best you can and refill with John Deere Corn Head Grease. Glass blast the case to bare aluminum, spray with Tremclad clear protectant paint and bolt her in the car.

If it needs to be rebuilt, I covered it in my restoration thread. Little over a 100 bucks for new bearings/gaskets and seals from Firm Feel.

Thank you sir... much appreciated! I will look for your thread

dadsbee · Dec 22, 2020

Jessejames said:
Thank you sir... much appreciated! I will look for your thread

Starts here... goes for a couple of pages... http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,121731.msg1572412.html#msg1572412

dadsbee · Dec 25, 2020

dadsbee said:
Any play in the box?? If not, pull the drain plug and set the box upside down in a tray in front of a heater. Warm her up, drain the best you can and refill with John Deere Corn Head Grease.

I take back my own advise, as I just tried this with the box out of the Dart, I got 2 small drips out of it in 18 hours. On to plan B with a solvent swish and refill for me. This box has zero play in it so I'm not taking it apart...

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