Project Old Blue, 1965 C10, Rebuild Version 2010

[aggie91]

Small update, not many pictures as I was working and not taking pics.

I bought a kit from CPP to rebuild the stock manual steering box. I was lacking a plug for the end of the box and two bushings for a 100% rebuild, but it did give me the new bearings and seal the box needed. I do not know if the box was ever rebuilt for before I got the truck, so for sure it has not been in the last 37 years. Stripped it all down, blasted the outside of the box and clean all the old grease and grime out of the inside. Got it all back together and found a standard freeze plug that was a tight fit for the end. It really should have a flangeless style plug, but NO ONE local had the correct one. you can see in the one picture that it sticks out past the end, it should be slightly recessed in that hole. I am pleased with the way it feels on the bench, not to finish clean the outside and put some paint on it.