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Join Date: Sep 2001
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{{{{{Power steering system explanation?}}}}}
Can someone explain the power steering setup to me on our trucks? Are they all the same? I got under my truck to look for a leak and it's coming out of one of the lines going into some type of hydraulic canister right in the center of all the steering arms. It's looks like the line was not installed properly by some one and threaded in crooked. I don't want to take it apart until I find out what these parts are and what I may need to replace.
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It sounds like your setup is an assist cylinder that is horozontal to the steering linkage. This is very similiar to the Corvettes and you need a cut from the manual to show you all of the parts.
You can still get parts for them, I believe, (at least the Corvette version has parts available). Hopefully someone can locate a cut for you. Verify if what I said describes what you have. Jim |
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That's right. The '68s didn't have the "integral" steering like on modern pickups. It actually has a manual steering gear, with a valve on it, that tells the hydraulic ram which way to put pressure. Pretty cool. In '69 they changed to an integral power steering box, where they hydraulics are in the steering gear. I'm not sure about the 4-wheel drives, my '68 came with manual steering, and I don't know if they had a ram or integral steering.
The 4X4 guys pay large amounts of dough for a similar type system with a hydraulic ram. I'd like that type of system on all of my 4 wheel drives. I have a freind that had one on a '69 3/4 4X4 with a big lift (can't remember how big) and 44" tires. He said it drove like a dream. Nice, straight, and stable. Easy to steer.
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Tooks some pics this AM
This one you can see the crooked angle:
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Zumo.I agree it is cross threaded,,good news is the fitting is probably a lot softer material than the cylinder part. You might be able to fix it without any parts. When u have time, pull it off and look at the fitting,,u should be able to see the screwed up threads. Take a pocket knife blade and remove the little burr of thread that is prob there.
Then put some teflon tape on fitting ( wrapping in the direction as u would a nut ) Try to screw it back in correctly. If all else fails. Take hose to a hydraulic hose maker and have one made,,,,prob cost around 60$--- ?? Hope this helps
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cool, then it sounds like u know what u are doing. Also, see if the fitting is a taper pipe thread. If it is, try getting a 1/4 turn or 1/2 turn with a tap in the cyl..dont go much further cause it might go too deep for the fitting. with taper tap u will get new threads real quick. prob a 1/4 npt, maybe put grease on the tap so it will keep any chips from going in the cyl.
good luck,,keep us informed Mark any body else have opinions ? ps could u possilby take a pic of ur pump for my reference thnx
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'68 Fleet LWB orig 307 .030 over GM Hei/w Accel Super coil orig. stock TH 400. _______________________ “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” Albert Pine English author d.1851 Last edited by Capitol68; 11-26-2002 at 03:26 PM. |
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Good tips. I'll use'em.
I'll shoot a pic of the pump this evening from the top and bottom and post it here tomorrow. |
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