1966 ford f-100 4x4 steering box
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1966 ford f-100 4x4 steering box
Hi i'm fixing up a '66 f-100 4wd that was crashed. The steering gearbox, among other things, was damaged during the crash. I found one that came out of a 66 with power steering at the junkyard, and was wondering if i could use the parts out of it to possibly fix the old one, or if i could find the internal parts somewhere, or if i could get the steering box from another model of truck for cheaper than getting the steering box from LMC truck, and that would be about $400. I would love to get some input on this, and hoping to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Brennan Johnson
Sincerely,
Brennan Johnson
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The 4wd steering box sits in front of the axle and the 2wd sits behind the axle and will not work be sure the box is for a 4x4.
I am looking at putting a PS box on mine and i believe that you can use up to the mid 70's F100 4x4 boxes.
ND is the master of p/n's on this site. Maybe he can help
I am looking at putting a PS box on mine and i believe that you can use up to the mid 70's F100 4x4 boxes.
ND is the master of p/n's on this site. Maybe he can help
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Originally Posted by brenjimin
I'm fixing up a 1966 F100 4WD that was crashed. The steering gearbox, among other things was damaged.
I found one from a 1966 with power steering at a junkyard and was wondering if I could use the parts out of it.
No, absolutely not!
I found one from a 1966 with power steering at a junkyard and was wondering if I could use the parts out of it.
No, absolutely not!
Not one part is the same between manual steering and power steering gearboxes. The gearbox you found is awful Bendix integral P/S, which was used on 1966/68 F100/250 2WD's, some 1969 F100/250 2WD's.
The following is the gearbox your truck has and what else it was used on: C7TZ-3504-M .. Manual Steering Gearbox / Obsolete / Applications: 1966/75 F100 4WD & 1975 F150 4WD.
The only P/S available for 1973/75 F100 4WD's, 1975 F150 4WD's was Garrison Power Assist P/S, uses a separate P/S control valve and hydraulic cylinder.
The C7TZ-3504-M manual steering gearbox is used, because it has nothing to do with Power Assist P/S!
Two long P/S hoses, pressure and return, route from the P/S pump to the control valve. Two short P/S hoses, pressure and return, route from the control valve to the hydraulic cylinder.
Replacement parts for Garrison Power Assist P/S are hard to find, expensive when found. Swapping in Power Assist is a major operation and due the the scarcity of parts...you don't want it!
1976 was the first year that Ford/Saginaw integral P/S was offered for F100/150 4WD's, also the first year for front disc brakes. Previous years, only 4 wheel drum brakes were available.
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The PS box out of 77 1/2-79 F150 4x4s and 78-79 Broncos can be made to work in a '66 F100 4x4. You will have to get the gears reversed due to the different orientation of the PS box... you can read all about this process in my post on the Slick 60s site: Slick 60's • View topic - Power steering conversion for my '66 F100 4x4? - it works great!
Cheers,
Dion
Cheers,
Dion
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Hi i'm fixing up a '66 f-100 4wd that was crashed. The steering gearbox, among other things, was damaged during the crash. I found one that came out of a 66 with power steering at the junkyard, and was wondering if i could use the parts out of it to possibly fix the old one, or if i could find the internal parts somewhere, or if i could get the steering box from another model of truck for cheaper than getting the steering box from LMC truck, and that would be about $400. I would love to get some input on this, and hoping to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Brennan Johnson
Sincerely,
Brennan Johnson
As you can read in my other response to this thread, I swapped out the manual steering on my '66 F100 4x4 for a power steering setup... and I still have the old manual steering box which is in good condition and I may consider selling. I'm not sure where you're located and if it makes any sense from a shipping perspective, but drop me a PM if you're interested.
Cheers,
Dion
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