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Manal Gear Box??? #603476 02/04/10 01:01 PM 02/04/10 01:01 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 10 IOWA R rhanghian OP member
rhanghian OP member R Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 10 IOWA	I want to change out my Power Steering for Manual Steering. Any suggestions on where to go to get a manual steering box. 1973 A-body w/ 360ci. Thanks Manal Gear Box??? 5781690-IMAG0028.jpg (69 downloads) Last edited by rhanghian; 02/04/10 01:15 PM.

Re: Manal Gear Box??? [Re: rhanghian] #603477 02/04/10 02:42 PM 02/04/10 02:42 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,221 Branson, Mo. J joedust451 super gas
joedust451 super gas J Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,221 Branson, Mo.	Just find you a good used unit, there basically all the same, any A body should work, take the pitman arm & coupler too, as for the steering shaft, unless its a calapsable shaft/column, you'll need a longer coupler to join the two, i cheated, all i did was weld my coupler too the manual coupler, this gave me the distance i needed, i wasn't going to give 130.00 for the aftermarket coupler, had a pro-welder do mine up for 20.00 bucks. 75 Duster, 451 10.87 @ 123.58 NA 97 Z28 6sp., 12.01 @ 115 on a 100 shot 71 Swinger. 360 magnum. 12.58 @ 105 78 cutlass, 469 BBC. 12.70 @ 108 on street tires. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2kqNmMfheU

Re: Manal Gear Box??? [Re: rhanghian] #603478 02/04/10 03:50 PM 02/04/10 03:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,759 So Cal HealthServices Why would you even post that?
HealthServices Why would you even post that? Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,759 So Cal	Did you know you can get a new one? Flaming River is a sponser here and makes a brand new replacement box. http://www.flamingriver.com/index.cfm/pa...prod/prd215.htm Or you can go to one of their dealers and get one for a little cheaper. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FLA-FR1498/ Allen Here's a novel idea, let's not throw a bunch of parts at the car hoping it will fix the problem and instead spend a little time diagnosing it first. Life was a little easier when I was just a wrench.

Re: Manal Gear Box??? [Re: joedust451] #603479 02/04/10 05:09 PM 02/04/10 05:09 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: Just find you a good used unit, On the early A bodies the inner steel shaft interchanges so I changed that in my 65 dart to the longer one for manual steering. Dont know if the 67/up A bodies are the same but somebody here will. On a used one move the pitman thru it's travel and see if it's smooth and how much free play the steering col shaft nub has (pitman centered:halfway thru it's travel range) and might take out the fill plug & see if it's not dry in there. I think the 73/up A bodys use a different pitman that on the centerlink end the taper points down (castellated nut on the bottom) whereas 72/earlier (to 67) the ball joint end points up iirc (I might have that backwards)so see what you need. Ehrenberg in MA recommended a combo of wheel bearing grease and gear oil melted together & thats what I used live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Manal Gear Box??? [Re: rhanghian] #603480 02/05/10 01:54 PM 02/05/10 01:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,734 Charlotte, NC 4 446acuda master
446acuda master 4 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,734 Charlotte, NC	Quote: I want to change out my Power Steering for Manual Steering. Any suggestions on where to go to get a manual steering box. 1973 A-body w/ 360ci. Thanks Manal Gear Box??? IIRC in '73 the manual box got the bigger sector shaft (same as the power steering box) so you will need to get a '73-up box so that it will drop right in without changing any of the steering linkage.

Re: Manal Gear Box??? [Re: rhanghian] #603481 02/05/10 02:40 PM 02/05/10 02:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,074 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,074 Oregon	The guys at Firm Feel can get you a manual box. There are a couple of different ratios available while you are at it.

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