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1966 chevy truck
Steers to far to the right Has power steering with mounting backing plate Any one have the same problem and what was the fix

Make sure your brakes aren't dragging and your wheel bearings are good. Take it in for an alignment. if you have alll original parts you might want to think about rebuilding the front end.

I used all 75 front suspension in my truck and I have to much turn to the left. I think the pitman arm has to be readjusted becasue with the power steering bracket the box sits about an inch to the left. I am going to get my truck up and see if I can fix the problem.

An alignment guy that knows what he is doing will adjust the tierods accordingly so that you have equal turning radius both ways.

I had the exact same problem when I installed my 73 Disc Brake suspension and power steering upgrade. Your left wheel is turning left slightly while your right wheel is straight correct? If so very easy fix.

1) grab a long straight edge - I used a 6' plastic level because that's what I
and it's light weight.
2) grab a helper - you will need 2 people
3) Get a stubby flat blade screwdriver a #3 common works great
4) Park your truck with the steering wheel straight and your tires as close to
straight as you can.
Loosen the 2 nuts on your tie rod sleeve on the drivers side shove your stubby screwdriver in the split in the sleeve. Have your helper hold your straight edge across the center of your tire with the majority of the straight edge facing the rear of the truck keeping it straight and level. Turn your adjusting sleeve until your straight edge is parallel down the side of the truck & lock down your sleeve nuts. Repeat on the passenger side. This won't get you perfect toe in/ toe out but it will be darn close. If you didn't rebuild your suspension you might have to soak your tie rods & sleeves with WD-40 and work them back and forth with your stubby screwdriver a bit until they turn freely. You will be surprised how easy they turn. I have 11" wide tires on my truck and it took almost no effort but I rebuilt my front suspension and I used Never Seize on my threads upon reassembly.
Hope this helps.

My dad had a similar issue when he rebuilt his front end. Turns out he had his center link in backwards, not sure how he managed that. Just something to check.