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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 09:20 PM
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Power Steering Gear Box ?

My 66 Slick, 2 wd, 352, came to me already upgraded with power steering. I need to replace the steering column and no idea of the year of the gear box. From searching this web, seems the gear box tag might identify the year of the box so I can get a steering column to fit. Tag reads: SPA AB 72H 15C

She's a 3 sp column shift that the past owner put on the floor. I'm keeping the floor shift. What year steering columns will fit? Thanks
 
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Al can you take a photo of the gear upload it somewhere and link it here to help us ID. Ford was using the the Bendix gear then went to the Saginaw. The connect point is 2 1/3" closer to the firewall with the Saginaw because of the lines connecting on top.


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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 05:49 AM
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Will do John. Won't be until tonight after work.
 
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Originally Posted by AlsRyd66
My 66 Slick, 2 wd, 352, came to me already upgraded with power steering. I need to replace the steering column and no idea of the year of the gear box. From searching this web, seems the gear box tag might identify the year of the box so I can get a steering column to fit.

Tag reads: SPA AB
Don't need a picture. But here's one from me.

SPA-AB or AJ = Ford/Saginaw P/S gear box: 1973/74 F100/250 2WD & F350.

Pic = Scroll down to the 3rd entry from the bottom of the page.
 
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Thanks ND. I'll start looking for a 73/74 steering column. Preferably from a truck with a floor shift.
 
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Originally Posted by AlsRyd66
Thanks ND. I'll start looking for a 73/77 2WD steering column. Preferably from a truck with a 4 M/T floor shift.
1973/77 2WD steering column essentially the same, all other years are different.

Steering coupler aka rag joint:

C9UZ-3A525-A = 1969/74 with/without P/S & 1975 without P/S.

D5TZ-3A525-A = 1975/77 with P/S.

NSS located on the steering column thru 1977, located on the trans 1978/79.
 
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Thanks again Bill. I'll look for 73/77.
 
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