On my 67 Belvedere convertible w/340, both the power steering gearbox and pump need rebuilding. My friend has a very nice manual steering gearbox that he will give me. I know I will need the adapter and a different pulley-not a big deal.

Just curious for those using manual steering: do you like it or is it a pain in the butt? It's been several years since I have had a mopar with manual steering. The car is just a weekend cruiser.

with a good tight box and a proper frontend alignment they steer great and way better feedback than power steering .

I love manual steering.

You'll be fine

Did you like it when you had it? Have you injured or have problems in your shoulders or arms? Lots of turns of the wheel to park one. I prefer manual steering for the feel.

I remember it being easy to steer-it has been awhile. I just hear a lot of people complain. I have never cared for power steering with mopars and I don't want to spend all the money for a firm feel box.

Thanks for your input!

Haven't driven a MS '66-'67 B, but my early Bs were fine - a little slow for some maneuvers, but low effort and excellent feel. I've had several '68-'69 Bs with MS, only one that took effort to park was a Hemi with 265/50 front tires.
If you like to pitch a car around, PS is handy.

Works ok in my big block Dart

I drove a manual steering, so to speak, 64 300 for years. I say so called because the pump locked up and I ran it without a belt for years.

Which is more strenuous than a normal manual steering setup.

No problems.

But I don't spaghetti arms either.

My A body is manual steering, no problems but it is lighter than your B. Alignment spec and steering wheel sizes are different between the two types.

This Having the alignment done right makes a big difference with a manual box.

Hey welcome aboard fisherman

Gus

thanks Gus I was looking for a welcome wagon fourm but never found one .

I probably go with manual. If I remember correctly, feels a lot better at higher speeds and wont leak.

Got any pictures of your car?
I have a super rusty one out back that I am tearing apart and one in the garage that I am about to go full tilt on.

I changed my 63 to manual steering and I am so glad I did as I love it. My car weighs over 3700 lbs and steers so easy driving that the only time I know its manual steering is when turning the wheel without the car moving any and even then its steers easier then I thought it would. And manual steering gives the driver a much better feel of the road. Ron

I have pictures- how do you post them?

I've had a 20:1 manual in my '66 Charger for many years. Got it from Firm Feel. I love it.

Advantages: Simpler, no potential for leaks, saves weight, saves power.

I've had both in alot of cars and alot of it depends on how you drive your car. If you value quick steering skip the manual. My only complaint which is a big one, this ratio sucks.

Same opinion here. I've also had both and found it depends on what I used the car for.

During the post click file manager and pick your pictures.

Manual for me, every time. Less weight, less complexity, more road feel, more room under the hood! In a big-block A-body space is at a premium and they're already front heavy. Even in my 440 with a 6-71 blower I didn't find the steering effort to be noticeable except when parallel parking (and not too bad even then).