".....He doesn't like the feel it gives him, and he is concerned about possible future problems. If he could find a good alternative to that original power steering, he would change it out in a heart beat, but at this point, a clip is about the only option we can find. He really would rather not take the car down to do that......"

Boy does that sound familiar!!

The 57 PS gears were one year only and actually had worse road feel than the 58-62 units (which are a bolt in replacement).

When I built my 57 Coronet many years ago I used a Saginaw PS pump with a 58 PS gear. The Saginaw pump was rated at a higher pressure than the original Mopar pump which gave the car a "twitchy" feel especially at speed (it's more aggravated if the steering gear has any slop in it). Basically it's the same complaint a lot of the Hot Rod guys have when using a Saginaw pump on a Mustang II PS rack.


Not sure what pump Genes' son is using but it could be the same situation I had.