Steering Box Rebuild
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Steering Box Rebuild
After a ton of thinking and weighing my options, I think I am going to stay with the I-Beam and work on getting her tightened up. Starting first with the steering box. This steering box sure seems to be hard to find. I would like some input on rebuilding it or purchasing one already rebuilt. I found in on www.carsteering.com for about $350. Anyone know if that is a fair amount, too much, too little?
Any help would be appreciated.
Any help would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Voh
After a ton of thinking and weighing my options, I think I am going to stay with the I-Beam and work on getting her tightened up. Starting first with the steering box. This steering box sure seems to be hard to find. I would like some input on rebuilding it or purchasing one already rebuilt. I found in on www.carsteering.com for about $350. Anyone know if that is a fair amount, too much, too little? Any help would be appreciated.
Both the steering shaft and worm and the sector shaft have been obsolete since Reagan was prez, so I doubt those two parts have been replaced.
What the usual replaced parts that will do the trick are, is the two steering shaft bearings (C2AZ-3571-A) and races (C2AZ-3552-A), the sector shaft bushings (some boxes have one, some two), the sector shaft seal (C7OZ-3591-A) and the gasket (C3AZ-3581-A)...that's it.
You can buy the above parts from NAPA for less than a C note, and fix the gearbox yourself.
All these parts are the SAME as the ones used in Ford passenger cars (60/64 Galaxies, 1962/70 Fairlanes, 1960/70 Falcons, 1965/70 Mustangs).
btw: your profile sez 1964, but '64's didn't have a Twin-I-Beam front suspension. The manual steering gear box uses different sector shaft bushings between 1961/64's and 65/66 2WD's. Dunno what yr you have, is the reason I didn't list the sector bushing part numbers.
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Originally Posted by Voh
I do have the '64. Do I have something that indicates that its a '65 some where? Thanks again for your help.
If you have a 1964, you do not have Twin I Beam front suspension.
You have the solid one piece front axle used 1961/64.
Twin I Beam front suspension was introduced in 1965.
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
You stated in post #1 that you were staying with the I-Beam.
If you have a 1964, you do not have Twin I Beam front suspension.
You have the solid one piece front axle used 1961/64.
Twin I Beam front suspension was introduced in 1965.
If you have a 1964, you do not have Twin I Beam front suspension.
You have the solid one piece front axle used 1961/64.
Twin I Beam front suspension was introduced in 1965.
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1965/66 F100/250 2WD
Two steering shaft bearings (C2AZ-3571-A)
Two races (C2AZ-3552-A) Bearing Industry Number = 8537 *
TWO sector shaft bushings (C1AZ-3576-B) Bearing Industry Number = Y1818 *
Sector shaft seal (C7OZ-3591-A)
Steering gearbox gasket (C3AZ-3581-A)
* I have a bearing industry cross reference book, but not all the Ford part numbers are listed.
All the parts store has to do, is look up the corresponding bearing for the race p/n of: 8537 (C2AZ-3552-A).
Two steering shaft bearings (C2AZ-3571-A)
Two races (C2AZ-3552-A) Bearing Industry Number = 8537 *
TWO sector shaft bushings (C1AZ-3576-B) Bearing Industry Number = Y1818 *
Sector shaft seal (C7OZ-3591-A)
Steering gearbox gasket (C3AZ-3581-A)
* I have a bearing industry cross reference book, but not all the Ford part numbers are listed.
All the parts store has to do, is look up the corresponding bearing for the race p/n of: 8537 (C2AZ-3552-A).
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