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You can. The were offered with PS as OEM. I'm not sure which of these components is different from manual steering. The donor would be from those listed here-'67 to '72 B & F 500-750. You need to look real close at a donor to confirm it's the same.
Read on:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post18841874
Read on:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post18841874
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From: Oak Harbor, Washington
The HF-54 PS box was used both before and after '72 in the F600, so a donor truck could be from a wider range of years than Bill suggests in that linked post from 2019.
See this post for a possible donor for parts:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post21645118
And I posted a good pic of an HF-54 here:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post21698334
One PS line exits from the backside of the PS box's valve body so it kind of wraps around to get back to the front of the engine; the rest is straightforward. Be advised that if you're working with an FT engine (V8) and not the 300ci Six, in order to get the PS box into place on the frame, the FSM says you have to unbolt the engine/trans from their mounts and shift it toward the passenger side in order to obtain clearance, and that means taking up the floor mat and removing the transmission floor cover.
It's a lot easier to access the PS box on the F700+ models.
See this post for a possible donor for parts:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post21645118
And I posted a good pic of an HF-54 here:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post21698334
One PS line exits from the backside of the PS box's valve body so it kind of wraps around to get back to the front of the engine; the rest is straightforward. Be advised that if you're working with an FT engine (V8) and not the 300ci Six, in order to get the PS box into place on the frame, the FSM says you have to unbolt the engine/trans from their mounts and shift it toward the passenger side in order to obtain clearance, and that means taking up the floor mat and removing the transmission floor cover.
It's a lot easier to access the PS box on the F700+ models.
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