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07-14-2013, 10:45 PM
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Restoring it $200 at a time...
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Location: NE Kansas
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Anyone doing an inexpensive PS rebuild?
Seems like I had seen someone doing a rebuild/repaint of the steering box for $125 or so with a core. Wishful thinking, or am I just remembering back into ancient history?
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Charter member of the 'Put the dimmer switch back on the damn floor where it belongs' Society '68 5.3L-4 speed LWB C20; grandpa bought it for the farm in '71. Now LS 5.3, rather than 327. DD '09 Pilot Weekender '65 Skylark 300-4V-4 speed Wife's '07 Lexus ES350; 117 actuator motors and I can't see the engine. Son's '04 F250 SuperCab 6.0 |
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07-14-2013, 11:12 PM
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Re: Anyone doing an inexpensive PS rebuild?
I got my reman box at Napa for like $179 after turning on the core. I would assume you could rebuild it yourself for a lot less if you have the tools/knowledge. I think I saw the seal kit for like $40.
Napa was best price I found for a reputable supplier. Autozone had one for $125-ish, but I wasn't willing to try after some other flubs I've had with their parts.
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07-14-2013, 11:34 PM
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Re: Anyone doing an inexpensive PS rebuild?
Around here rebuild shops do them for about $90, you R&R and they rebuild your box, repaint etc.
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07-15-2013, 01:07 AM
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Re: Anyone doing an inexpensive PS rebuild?
there was a video on powerblock a year ago on how to rebuild em.
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07-15-2013, 09:04 AM
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It's all in the timing
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Re: Anyone doing an inexpensive PS rebuild?
This is the video that makes it look easy. http://www.mypowerblock.com/video/mu...steering-box-1 They say that the ball bearings are color coated for the two different sizes.After 40 yrs mine were all the same,which made it difficult too tell them apart.If I had to do it again I would get mine rebuilt or buy a new one.
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07-15-2013, 11:42 AM
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Restoring it $200 at a time...
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Re: Anyone doing an inexpensive PS rebuild?
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07-15-2013, 12:33 PM
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Re: Anyone doing an inexpensive PS rebuild?
Being retired, I have plenty of time so I rebuilt mine couple of years ago to replace the seals. I did it for less than $30. Only problem I had was finding the ball bearings. I lost a couple of them and wasn't able to locate anyone that sold them.
If it were a daily driver, I would have just bought a replacement unit.
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