65 P/s ?

[EricJ]

I may have been mislead by a couple of photo's I came across.

Is the 65 P/S setup a powered box, or the valve and power piston type?

[Roger Carter]

Hello,
The '65 power steering was a powered box, typically referred to as a Bendix box. Ford used this set-up until 68-69, when they went to a Ford box. They used the same Ford box thru 1979.
Hope this helps.
Roger Carter

[PROSTOCK]

The P/S box up '79 will bolt in but you will have to shorten your steering column, or buy one from donor truck.

[EricJ]

so the bolt on is 65-69 2wd? is it 100 only or 250-350 also?

[Roger Carter]

Eric,
The 65-69 Bendix box is the same for F-100 thru F-350 2wd. Most of the time it is a bolt in, due to the tolerances Ford built into the truck. However.... and I found the exception on the last Bendix conversion I did, The steering shaft was too long. Checking the parts book I found that the steering shaft on 65-66 P/S truck was about 5/8" shorter than the M/S shaft. I had another steering shaft I was able to shorten and install, then it was a bolt in.
Be sure to check pulley alignment between the crank pulley and the P/S pump. There are differences there also, but that is a story for another time.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Roger Carter

[PROSTOCK]

Bolt-on is also thru '79 2wd.

[iiizman]

My bendix box sucked, so I got a saginaw box and its great and they are alot cheaaper. They are right had to shorten the Column a couple of inches.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Roger Carter

Eric,
The 65-69 Bendix box is the same for F-100 thru F-350 2wd. Most of the time it is a bolt in, due to the tolerances Ford built into the truck. However.... and I found the exception on the last Bendix conversion I did, The steering shaft was too long. Checking the parts book I found that the steering shaft on 65-66 P/S truck was about 5/8" shorter than the M/S shaft. I had another steering shaft I was able to shorten and install, then it was a bolt in.
Be sure to check pulley alignment between the crank pulley and the P/S pump. There are differences there also, but that is a story for another time.
Hope this helps. Good luck.
Roger Carter

I have a 390 sitting on the shelf that has the p/s pump on it. There is nothing wrong with my 352, but you can never have too many cubic inches, so I'll probubly swap that in when I find a steering box.