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JORGIE95961 · 03-07-2011, 12:38 PM

Morning folks.. I was on craiglist earlier and saw someone selling a 76 chevy powersteering box and pump for 25 buckaroos.. .. is this steering box a direct fit to my 72 gmc manual steering. I know the manual is shorter with some sort of adapter. and if heard of notching the bumper bracket... just woandering if it fits as my steering is pretty loose anyways. Thanks yall and happy monday!!!

**70C10Toejam** · 03-07-2011, 10:21 PM

surprised I'm the first on this. Yup, it will fit just fine, but the Pitman arm is different for the power unit. IIRC the pitman arm is what makes up the difference in the length of the box. You will prob. need to clearance the bumper bracket. Nothing a sawzall or angle grinder cant fix. And at $25, if it doesn't work, prob. less that the core charge at the parts store.

ChevyLvr4Life · 03-07-2011, 10:52 PM

Yes it will bolt right up. I put a 76 box out of a junkyard on my 70. I did have to notch the bumper bracket. The intermediate shaft ( shaft that connects box to column )on yours should work, if it's too long they are collapsible and you can shorten it up if needed. You're probably gonna have some issues with the pump. Those pump brackets are designed to be used with a long water pump. Our trucks use a short water pump. I ended up finding a pump w/ brackets off a 71 or 2. Your gonna need a 3 groove crank pulley too if you don't already have one. Hope this helps.

**70C10Toejam** · 03-07-2011, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ChevyLvr4Life

You're probably gonna have some issues with the pump. Those pump brackets are designed to be used with a long water pump. Our trucks use a short water pump. I ended up finding a pump w/ brackets off a 71 or 2. Your gonna need a 3 groove crank pulley too if you don't already have one. Hope this helps.

Actually, the brackets aren't the issue, it's the pulley. The pumps are the same, but the pulley's are for either the short or long waterpumps, and can be changed. The hard part is finding the right one.

JORGIE95961 · 03-08-2011, 10:03 AM

tHANK YOU GENTLE MEN.. BIG HELP!!!

03-07-2011, 12:38 PM	#1
JORGIE95961 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: OLIVEHURST CA Posts: 570	76 power steering box Morning folks.. I was on craiglist earlier and saw someone selling a 76 chevy powersteering box and pump for 25 buckaroos.. .. is this steering box a direct fit to my 72 gmc manual steering. I know the manual is shorter with some sort of adapter. and if heard of notching the bumper bracket... just woandering if it fits as my steering is pretty loose anyways. Thanks yall and happy monday!!! Last edited by JORGIE95961; 03-07-2011 at 12:45 PM.

03-07-2011, 10:21 PM	#2
70C10Toejam Hellasick Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Death Moans, IA Posts: 876	Re: 76 power steering box surprised I'm the first on this. Yup, it will fit just fine, but the Pitman arm is different for the power unit. IIRC the pitman arm is what makes up the difference in the length of the box. You will prob. need to clearance the bumper bracket. Nothing a sawzall or angle grinder cant fix. And at $25, if it doesn't work, prob. less that the core charge at the parts store. __________________ I keep two MAGNUMS in my desk. One's a gun, and I keep it loaded. The other's a bottle and it keeps ME loaded. I'm Tracer Bullet. (Calvin and Hobbes) This life was a test. It was only a test. If this had been an actual life, you would have received instructions on where to go and what to do. RED meat is not bad for you...FUZZY BLUE/GREEN MEAT is bad for you!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUILT FORD TOUGH WITH CHEVY STUFF--sticker at Goodguys

03-07-2011, 10:52 PM	#3
ChevyLvr4Life Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Martinsville, VA Posts: 150	Re: 76 power steering box Yes it will bolt right up. I put a 76 box out of a junkyard on my 70. I did have to notch the bumper bracket. The intermediate shaft ( shaft that connects box to column )on yours should work, if it's too long they are collapsible and you can shorten it up if needed. You're probably gonna have some issues with the pump. Those pump brackets are designed to be used with a long water pump. Our trucks use a short water pump. I ended up finding a pump w/ brackets off a 71 or 2. Your gonna need a 3 groove crank pulley too if you don't already have one. Hope this helps. Attached Images __________________ 1970 Chevy C10 LWB 307 3OTT 3.73 gear

03-08-2011, 10:03 AM	#5
JORGIE95961 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: OLIVEHURST CA Posts: 570	Re: 76 power steering box tHANK YOU GENTLE MEN.. BIG HELP!!!



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