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Burnnin Charlies

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I have a 1965 Plymouth Barracuda and the steering gear box someone welded it to the actual input shaft is there somewhere I can by the replacement shaft to put in or will that be better off buying a whole new steering gearbox
 
Don't know without some pictures to see what we're talkin about.
 
Did they weld the coupler onto the input? Maybe they didnt see the roll pin provision....
 
RustyRatRod said:
Don't know without some pictures to see what we're talkin about.
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pishta said:
Did they weld the coupler onto the input? Maybe they didnt see the roll pin provision....
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Sadly the guy that he had working on it before me was a meth head and what's doing everything you could to cut corners to make fast money this s*** job he done in the first place If you're gonna weld something make it look right But yes He welded it to the input shaft of the gearbox which makes zero cents because there's a big hole on the side where you stick that pin to lock it in
 
Did you pound out the roll pin from the small hole in the coupler? The roll pin prevents the steering shaft/coupler from pulling off of the steering box. Pull the roll pin and the coupler should slide off of the steering box splines.
 
Correct! It might just be the receiver welded to the splined Roll pin socket....if your lucky. I may that 1 part if you need it.
 
Eric maxwell said:
Sadly the guy that he had working on it before me was a meth head and what's doing everything you could to cut corners to make fast money this s*** job he done in the first place If you're gonna weld something make it look right But yes He welded it to the input shaft of the gearbox which makes zero cents because there's a big hole on the side where you stick that pin to lock it in
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pishta said:
Correct! It might just be the receiver welded to the splined Roll pin socket....if your lucky. I may that 1 part if you need it.
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Yes it's clear no pin at all he literally welded the splined shaft coming out of the steering gear box

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If you can get in there with a cut off wheel you may be able to grind the weld off to remove the coupler. If not, start a wanted thread for a steering gear.
 
Eric maxwell said:
That round part was welded on then the 1x1 welded on top of it .
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Then it's probably welded to the splined shaft on the steering shaft side, too where the splined shaft comes through the coupler. I'm sure someone here will hook you up with a good gearbox at a good deal.
 
memike said:
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yep , never seen this before, it broke and they threw the steel at it ..:lol:
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Farmer John on dope! Shame. I'd attack that with a zip wheel and see if the welds penetrated. Maybe you can break them up and use a slide hammer and some jaws and pull that BS right off the shaft.
 
Shouldn't a 65 box have the bolt that pinches the coupler to the shaft. Not a roll pin. I think that box may have been changed out before.
 
pishta said:
Farmer John on dope! Shame. I'd attack that with a zip wheel and see if the welds penetrated. Maybe you can break them up and use a slide hammer and some jaws and pull that BS right off the shaft.
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Yes so that one by one tube steel in the inside where that round part connects to the input shaft into the gearbox it was welded on the bottom and the top and then he welded the one by one pipe on to the top of that so it's got 12 three different weld places two on the shaft and then one at the very very top yeah it's trash job.
 
64 and earlier had the pure rectangle shoe receiver, the 65 (maybe mid year), had the later rounded rectangle pot. IIRC the oldest style had a cinch bolt. All seem to work. I dont have one, gave it away last year.
 
Well the clearance on the headers I have one inch and 3/4 a plant between the headers and the steering wheel shaft and linkage off of the gearbox so we are trying to put a round steering shaft and linkage in there instead of the rectangle due to the headers it has to go clean through the headers and have a half inch on each side just to be safe and not hit the headers like the square or rectangle does using t t I long tube headers
 
Eric maxwell said:
Well the clearance on the headers I have one inch and 3/4 a plant between the headers and the steering wheel shaft and linkage off of the gearbox so we are trying to put a round steering shaft and linkage in there instead of the rectangle due to the headers it has to go clean through the headers and have a half inch on each side just to be safe and not hit the headers like the square or rectangle does using t t I long tube headers
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You must have power steering? I have manual, and while the steering shaft goes between tubes, the joint is well past the tubes and clears easily. I did shorten the steering column jacket, as the rubber seal at the bottom of the jacket butted against one of the header tubes. Figured it would melt if I didn't move it. And I have run it without that seal, but hot air from the engine compartment blows right up the column and onto me. Not comfortable in the summer.

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Eric maxwell said:
Yes it's clear no pin at all he literally welded the splined shaft coming out of the steering gear box

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Oh no he didn’t! Can’t wrap my head around this one. Arghh. As a welder that just hurts me to my bones. Bust out that zip wheel, it looks poorly enough done you might be able to gracefully save that? I fear I would just get so pissed off I would throw that behind the barn and find a replacement.
 
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