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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Edmond, Okla.
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Manual to Power steering, whats needed?
I would like to convert my 67' C-10 from manual to power steering and have a few questions. First, will a power steering box from a 69-76 chevy work? If not, what year will work? When looking at the front end rebuild kits from ECE I noticed a reduced price for the power steering kit, what components are different? Thanks to all for the help.
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You need a pump with pulley, belt, steering box with pitman arm and the 2 hoses. You also may have to cut a notch out of your front bumper bracket to fit the box properly, it's common practice.
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Thanks Dubie, will the pitman arm off a 1971 C-10 work with the steering box from the 73-76 and will this box line up with the existing hole in the frame
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I think so. I know a fellow who put power steering on a 68 GMC with a 250 inline 6 and a 4 speed truck tranny. He took all of the parts off of a 73 pickup and had no problems that I am aware of.
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Thanks guys!
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to add you may need to change your Main pulleys (fan/crank) to get grooves right and a lined
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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I'm putting power steering on my c/10 right now too, along with
"a few other" improvements. Doing it on a inline 6, though (just assumed yours was an 8). Also to add, what I've been told is the pump from a 73-78 will fit (non-metric line fittings). Also was told it's a faster turn ratio than the ps gear from 67-72's. I got one from a 77 and hope to be fitting it to the frame this weekend. Was told to get the pitman arm from the 73-78. Different spline pattern (i'm guessing)? There might be some issues when lowering, that unfortunately, I don't know about. Hope this helps.
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I think the frame on a 67 is not the same as 68-72,were the gear box bolts onto the frame there is an indentation for the gear box,on a 67 there is not an indentation.
Bob
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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the pitman arms are different for manual and power steering and also the rag joints (connect steering column to steering box)
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Here's a link I came across today about adding power steering when I was looking for metric conversion parts. http://www.classicperform.com/tech_a...steer-this.htm
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