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Re: Bad Mistake! 68 b body power steering gear box
[Re: RC91]
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03/28/10 07:14 PM
03/28/10 07:14 PM
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Pyper70
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I dunno what would possess you to run 100mph on a car without the basics...like steering. I also dunno where you got so many power steering units that never worked. I have a OLD firm feel in my 69 and it worked out of the box. I also had a rebuilt AutoZone special in my 70 Charger and all you do is crack the 2 bolts loose and tap it little by little....and I am talking 1/32 of an inch each time until that steering wheel quits whipping around......Are you sure your bolts were tightened REAL tight when you went on that drive?
Glad no one was hurt but just imagine if kids were playing in that yard...
Family owned 1969 Charger R/T DualQuad 440/727/GVO/3.55s
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Re: Bad Mistake! 68 b body power steering gear box
[Re: yella71]
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03/28/10 10:54 PM
03/28/10 10:54 PM
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cornet684me
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update, the guy that owns the house where my car decided to go into his ditch cld today, he was very cool, he sd he was calling to assure me everything was okay, he sd no problem with the ditch, he sd the ditch needed to be a little deeper anyway, i guess i got really lucky, no emgerency room visit, no cops, no body damage, and a cool neighbor who did sue me for damages to his ditch. 
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Re: Bad Mistake! 68 b body power steering gear box
[Re: cornet684me]
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03/29/10 03:09 PM
03/29/10 03:09 PM
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no tickets, i live in neighborhood out of the city in the county, i was just going around the block in the neighborhood just like someone riding a 4wheeler or a go kart in street.
Nope, not at all like someone riding an ATV or gocart! 
You had 3 PS pumps installed, you knew the steering and PS assist still wasn't right, you got up to 30mph, you have a car not legal to drive on public streets (did you have insurance on it at least???). 
Trail by fire, friend - you are now one step closer to being older and wiser. 
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Re: Bad Mistake! 68 b body power steering gear box
[Re: chrisf]
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03/29/10 03:12 PM
03/29/10 03:12 PM
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David_Trimble
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Well I was about to rebuild my PS box myself but after seeing this, I'm now having second thoughts  Is the adjustment THAT finicky where it may 'seem' like it's adjusted ok but getting out on the road it can suddenly go nuts on you?
'69 Dodge Charger R/T
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Re: Bad Mistake! 68 b body power steering gear box
[Re: David_Trimble]
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03/29/10 04:26 PM
03/29/10 04:26 PM
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Toronto, Canada
dirtybee
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Well I was about to rebuild my PS box myself but after seeing this, I'm now having second thoughts Is the adjustment THAT finicky where it may 'seem' like it's adjusted ok but getting out on the road it can suddenly go nuts on you?
myself i wouldn't attempt a full rebuild, but i have adjusted them myself after i "restored" my power gearbox without knowing the consequences  with the front wheels OFF the ground, you just have to crack those 2 bolts loose with the car RUNNING and lightly tap the valvebody up or down until the steering is neutral. rev the motor to make sure, if it's at all biased you will know when you rev the engine. 
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Re: Bad Mistake! 68 b body power steering gear box
[Re: dirtybee]
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03/29/10 06:43 PM
03/29/10 06:43 PM
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1_WILD_RT
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rev the motor to make sure, if it's at all biased you will know when you rev the engine.
The factory procedure recomends as a final check to shut the engine off & watch the steering wheel when you resttart the car... even when you get the wheel where it won't move when you rev the engine if you watch the wheel at restart you might see a slight movement at restart.. It should remain still..
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Re: Bad Mistake! 68 b body power steering gear box
[Re: cornet684me]
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03/29/10 11:26 PM
03/29/10 11:26 PM
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New user name, Same old jerk!
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New user name, Same old jerk!
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Good pictures, thanks for posting. Your problem was that the valve in that valve body was stuck. All you gotta do is take that whole valve body assembly off, take the valve out, clean it all up, and put it back together. All it is is a chunk of cast iron, a spool valve, and a plug on the end. Once it's cleaned up and reassembled repeat the adjustment procedure and you'll be good to take another drive around the block, but with PS this time. Cory Quote:
another 
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Re: Bad Mistake! 68 b body power steering gear box
[Re: @#$%&*!]
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03/30/10 08:24 AM
03/30/10 08:24 AM
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go carts and 4-wheeler are not street legal either, i had to try the car out, i guess i could have left the car sitting in my garage and just looked at it
No, you could’ve had the car towed to a repair shop and fixed properly. Regardless if there are non-street legal ATVs or gocarts prowling your streets, don’t take your non-street-legal car out when it’s not safe to drive. Perhaps that should be ‘especially’ instead or ‘regardless’… 
I’m beatin’ on you because I was in your shoes when I was younger. Trust me - learn life’s little lessons the hard way, let the older / BTDT folks guide you on the lessons that can be life-altering. 
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I don't get into those threads much anymore. 
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