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*FormerMember* · 08-10-2004, 03:47 PM

What all is needed for a 72 C30 with manual steering?

I have the box and pitman arm from a 76 C30

Tx Firefighter · 08-10-2004, 04:54 PM

get you a power steering pump with pulley and brackets, the two hoses, and a belt.

*FormerMember* · 08-10-2004, 04:59 PM

Cool, got those on the 488 going into the truck...

How about steering linkages? Will they bolt on?

I see the catalogs call for a different adjusting sleeve for PS?

Tx Firefighter · 08-10-2004, 05:06 PM

No linkage issues at all. The only difference is the pitman arm, which you already have the p/s one, so you're set.

*FormerMember* · 08-10-2004, 05:07 PM

Great. Easier than my Blazer was...

stickshift_or_walk · 08-10-2004, 08:49 PM

So when I'm hunting this weekend, what years should I look to get the steering box and pitman arm from? I guess the newer the better, but where's the cutoff year?

Guess I should look for the fitting for the rear of the pump, too, so I can screw it into my serpentine-setup PS pump, like Tx Firefighter recommends, so I won't need custom hoses.

Thanks...SSOW

69 Short Fleet · 08-10-2004, 08:53 PM

Don't forget a double groove crank pulley.

stickshift_or_walk · 08-10-2004, 08:59 PM

Oh yeah, and what tools to take to get the pitman arm loose from the ... what is it ... drag link?

SSOW...showing my ignorance

flatblackclassic · 08-10-2004, 09:40 PM

You need a pickle fork and a BFH (Big Freakin hammer) I have a pickle fork that goes in an air hammer and makes the job real easy.

*FormerMember* · 08-11-2004, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by flatblackclassic

You need a pickle fork and a BFH (Big Freakin hammer) I have a pickle fork that goes in an air hammer and makes the job real easy.

Or a 2-3 jaw puller that requires no hammer to slam into steering components...

08-10-2004, 03:47 PM	#1
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	Power Steering conversion What all is needed for a 72 C30 with manual steering? I have the box and pitman arm from a 76 C30

08-10-2004, 04:54 PM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	get you a power steering pump with pulley and brackets, the two hoses, and a belt. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-10-2004, 05:06 PM	#4
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	No linkage issues at all. The only difference is the pitman arm, which you already have the p/s one, so you're set. __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

08-10-2004, 08:49 PM	#6
stickshift_or_walk Left Foot Functioning Join Date: May 2004 Location: Duncan, OK Posts: 350	So when I'm hunting this weekend, what years should I look to get the steering box and pitman arm from? I guess the newer the better, but where's the cutoff year? Guess I should look for the fitting for the rear of the pump, too, so I can screw it into my serpentine-setup PS pump, like Tx Firefighter recommends, so I won't need custom hoses. Thanks...SSOW __________________ 69 C10 (#1 son's ride) 72 C20 (Dad's farm truck) 82 K30 (Ex - brush pumper project)

08-10-2004, 08:59 PM	#8
stickshift_or_walk Left Foot Functioning Join Date: May 2004 Location: Duncan, OK Posts: 350	Oh yeah, and what tools to take to get the pitman arm loose from the ... what is it ... drag link? SSOW...showing my ignorance __________________ 69 C10 (#1 son's ride) 72 C20 (Dad's farm truck) 82 K30 (Ex - brush pumper project)

08-10-2004, 04:59 PM	#3
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	Cool, got those on the 488 going into the truck... How about steering linkages? Will they bolt on? I see the catalogs call for a different adjusting sleeve for PS?

08-10-2004, 05:07 PM	#5
FormerMember Account Suspended Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,051	Great. Easier than my Blazer was...

08-10-2004, 08:53 PM	#7
69 Short Fleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 1,086	Don't forget a double groove crank pulley.

08-10-2004, 09:40 PM	#9
flatblackclassic Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 210	You need a pickle fork and a BFH (Big Freakin hammer) I have a pickle fork that goes in an air hammer and makes the job real easy.



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