wilky70
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Does anyone have good write up on how to remove and replace a power steering box in a 72 Duster (318 auto)
Thank you in advance
Thank you in advance
Steering box removal/replacement
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Alan J Odze
AJ
Do you have headers?
Alan J Odze
AJ
If you have headers the front lower control arm has to be removed. Move the torsion bar back. Remove rotors. The calipers have to be put out of the way. Steering knuckle and back plate come off. Just did one on a 73 Dart 340 H code with a stick.
wilky70
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I have stock manifolds
wilky70
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Okay, thank you
Just did it on a 1971 Demon........No Headers
This worked for me.
Drive out the pin holding the coupler to the steering gear
Drop steering column inside vehicle.
Slide steering column and coupler (as a unit) rearward off steering gear.
Wheels turned all the way to the right.
Remove pitman Arm.
Remove nut from engine mount isolater on D/S
Jack Engine up on left side.
Unbolt steering gear from K frame.
Twist, turn and F with it until it comes out.
BTW......I installed a stud where one of the steering gear bolts go and that really helped when I re-installed it.
***NOTE*** be gentle manipulating the steering column as you may pull the shaft out of the coupler, and/or damage the nylon pins indexing the 2 parts of the steering shaft.
Good luck.
This worked for me.
Drive out the pin holding the coupler to the steering gear
Drop steering column inside vehicle.
Slide steering column and coupler (as a unit) rearward off steering gear.
Wheels turned all the way to the right.
Remove pitman Arm.
Remove nut from engine mount isolater on D/S
Jack Engine up on left side.
Unbolt steering gear from K frame.
Twist, turn and F with it until it comes out.
BTW......I installed a stud where one of the steering gear bolts go and that really helped when I re-installed it.
***NOTE*** be gentle manipulating the steering column as you may pull the shaft out of the coupler, and/or damage the nylon pins indexing the 2 parts of the steering shaft.
Good luck.
wilky70
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Will I need to unbolt the steering column from inside the car?
wilky70
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Sorry I missed the earlier post, yes I will.
BTW....To slide the column back, you'll need to remove the 2 bolts (not the 3 bolt flange) at the firewall flange were the column goes through.
I removed the drivers side exhaust manifold. Made it a lot easier.
IMHO...
Disconnect everything that needs to come off BEFORE you unbolt it from the frame.
You can unbolt the pitman arm from the box OR from the tierod / cross bar, all depends on what you are doing.
Roll pin from the steering connector, be sure to unbolt the steering column from the car and support it so you don't damage the steering shaft. And use a proper roll pin punch and backup the other side so you are not damaging the input shaft bushing / bearing
Hoses last so oil is not everywhere
Disconnect everything that needs to come off BEFORE you unbolt it from the frame.
You can unbolt the pitman arm from the box OR from the tierod / cross bar, all depends on what you are doing.
Roll pin from the steering connector, be sure to unbolt the steering column from the car and support it so you don't damage the steering shaft. And use a proper roll pin punch and backup the other side so you are not damaging the input shaft bushing / bearing
Hoses last so oil is not everywhere
Haha in fairness i had motor out
Alan J Odze
AJ
lol I had the motor in. Had to remove the LCA along with the tie rod center link Pittman arm. I just removed the entire front end and replaced every bushing call joints pivots. HEADERS made the steering box removal a pain in the ***
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