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Old 10-01-2012, 01:32 AM   #1
HalfTon
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I think my truck is cursed

Im starting to wonder if my truck is cursed. Ill start from the begining here, my truck was orginally no power steering or no power brakes from the factory. The previous owner converted it to power steering. I dont know what chevy truck this power steering set up is from but it works good and serves its purpose, but there is a catch to this story. Once a month, one of the two bolts that are mounted to the engine will randomly decide to break off inside the block. Im really am not joking, this happens every month since May. I figured it was just me tightening the bolts to much, that wasnt the problem. So i tried stronger bolts, this power steering bracket is breaking grade 8 bolts like their tooth picks! Every time a bolt breaks it gets more challenging to get it back out. I really am considering to going back to a manual steering box. This truck is my daily driver and I need this thing to be as reliable as possible. This power steering has let me down multiple times and worst of all, it left me on the side of the road while trying to make it to the hot rod power tour when it was in st.louis. How much harder is it to drive with a manual steering box? Im not a wimp by any means but Im also dont have arms of popeye the sailor. Do these trucks have to be man handled to steer them without power steering? What do you guys think I should do, try to find a original factory PS setup or just go with the manual steering?
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