manual steering box cleanout

The ball bearings are no big deal. They are gaged. One set in front and one set behind the worm gear assembly. Now the pitman shaft is either 3 bushings or three stacks of needle bearings. What is the part number on your box?
Agree, the ball bearing are not an issue, it is the 167 or so needle bearings that require some attention. But even those are no big deal. Here on FABO are a couple of posts on how to rebuild the manual Mopar boxes or the FSM also had info. I did it and it’s not a huge job. I used the red Mobil 1 grease in the one that I did.