Question on power steering box removal 69 Dart

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ricks70dart

ricks70dart

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Can a power steering box be removed and reinstalled with out disturbing the 340 motor.Hoping we can pull the starter and steering column and get to it. Thanks in advance!
 
You should be able to remove it with the starter and steering column in place. I would pull the pump and battery tray out first to gain some working room.
 
ricks70dart said:
Thanks for the info
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Did you do it yet?
I would have given a different answer; no.

I tried for hours before I bit the bullet and unbolted the engine mounts and jacked it up a tiny bit to clear everything.

I tend to do stuff the Max Power way (like the wrong way, only faster) way so maybe you had better luck!
 
MRGTX said:
Did you do it yet?
I would have given a different answer; no.

I tried for hours before I bit the bullet and unbolted the engine mounts and jacked it up a tiny bit to clear everything.

I tend to do stuff the Max Power way (like the wrong way, only faster) way so maybe you had better luck!
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Haven't got to it yet but looking at I think your right about having to raise motor up a bit to clear. Thanks for the reply!
 
I just did this on my 69 Dart. You don't need to remove the pump, or battery, or tray. If you have manifolds, remove it. Headers, I'm sure you will have to remove them. I had ro remove the exhaust pipe from that side. I had to jack up the engine, since I didn't remove the manifold. I pulled the starter too.The space to pull it out, was really tight. Be careful. I lost my grip on the new box, and luckily I caught it before it hit the ground.
And disconnect the battery before starting.
 
I recently did this on my 68 Barracuda, and I had to loosen the motor mount and jack up the motor an inch or two to get it out from the bottom.
 
694spd said:
You should be able to remove it with the starter and steering column in place. I would pull the pump and battery tray out first to gain some working room.
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After reading all of the replies and me saying that it should be able to be done without lifting the motor. I started to think how I did it with the motor in place. Well it was sometime ago and it was on a SB 1967 Coronet. An entirely different car.
So disregard my original useless advice. Sorry about that.....
 
I also forgot to add, that I had to disconnect the drivers side tie rod, at the center link, so I could push the linkage out of the way.
 
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