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what year pwr steering is on my truck?
My 66 c10 had pwr steering when i got it and i need to put on a new pwr steering gear box but i dont know what year the gear box i have came out of. What is a common conversion someone might have used?
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
need pictures...
most of the boxes from 70's thru 80's are near identical. They did change to metric threads and quick steer ratios at some point though.. But the boxes look the same on the outside.
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
![]() It's impossible to give an answer without a pic or two. All truck based power steering boxes from '71-'87 are identical in appearance on the outside. From '71 to about '81 they used an inverted flare style fitting for the hose connections. From about '81-'87 they used a metric fitting with an O-ring seal. There were also two different diameter/splines on the input shaft.
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
The Saginaw 605 is a very common box used when converting these trucks to power steering. They are readily available at salvage yards, remanufactured or new from your favorite local auto parts stores.
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
if they are identical on the outside what would i take a pic of that will help?
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
mine has a couple differences then that one in those pics. sorry i dont have a camera right now to take any pics w/
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
The pic that Tony posted is of a 4X4, so that may be some of the difference you see. However the box itself is the same. One thing you can do to determine the aprox year of your steering box, is disconnect one of the lines on it and see what style of fitting it has. See my previous post for the style types.
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
why do you need a new box? You know that you can rebuild them right? not for the faint of heart but very doable so i've seen. I picked up a kit from rockauot.com but haven't attempted it yet.
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
This is a box from an 86 chevy truck. It sure dose look alot better since I cleaned it up and painted it..
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
i think i've decided its around a 71 or so. i know you can rebuild them but i have heard from some guys at work (a gm dealer) that building those can be a pain, because something about the bearing on the inside and getting everything adjusted right. i just bought a reman today for a 71 and gonna see if it works
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
on some the shaft coming out of the top of the box which mates into the rag joint are larger as mine was. I found that out when I replaced mine. Mine was from a 75 or 76 4 x 4 suburban. that difference may not be in a 2 whl dr. though.
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
Here are a few more pictures of power steering conversions I have done on a few of my trucks. One is a 1/2 2wd, one is a 3/4 ton 2wd and one is a 1/2 ton 4x4. All of them utilized the GM Saginaw 605 box and the power steering conversion frame bracket kit.
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
I need a power steering gear box for my 1962 k 10 and have bought a frame bracket kit from 456 truck and they say use a Saginaw 605 but I can not find one .
Will any 4x4 Chevy truck Blazer or Burb work? Any information would be appreciated. |
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
yes it has to be from a 4x4 and any up to the late 80's will work
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
Thanks 61 k10 for your quick reply. I found 2or 3 in a junk yard and was not sure if they would work.The maker of the support brackets said to use a Saginaw 605 and the only pictures that I have seen of a 605 did not have the 4 bolts and plate around the top of the gear box.
Once again thanks for the help. |
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
Thank you for your help and I took a look at the dash that you did for the 27 caddy
that is some real nice work. Thanks for your quick reply. |
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Re: what year pwr steering is on my truck?
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just got another dash job; putting a Circasian (french) walnut dash in a Morgan ron |
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