steering box interchange?
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From: Durham NC
53-56 is a direct replacement, note that the steering column shaft is part of the gear box. Finding a usable stock box is the problem, there were of a pretty basic (i.e. crude) design that required regular but seldom done maintainance to not destroy itself.
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From: AKRON ohio
The 53-56 will work but the 53-55 are exactly the same. The 56's steering coulmn is 1" shoeter due to the usage of the "life guard" steering wheel. The only internal difference is the worm gear and shaft is 1" shorter. If you intend to use a 53-55 steering wheel with a 56 box and column you may end up with not enough room between you and the steering wheel.
Kevin Bigwin
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