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Old 01-13-2010, 08:51 PM   #3
Classic Heartbeat
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Re: steering box identification

There are a couple of ways to tell. The 69-75 steering gears have a larger input shaft than the 75-87. I believe the 69-75 were 3/4" and the 75-87 wer 1/2". Another way to tell is the 69-75 were 4 1/2 turns from lock to lock and the 76 and newer were 3 1/2. WES
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