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Manual to Power Steering
I was told to replace the lower steering shaft when converting from the manual steering in my 66 c-body to power steering from my 76 b-body.
Anyone know if there is a steering shaft kit for this swap, or am I going to have to search the junk yards for certain parts? I have both gearboxes off and the ps gearbox is ready to be installed. I just need to know my options on the steering shaft. Thanks, Josh 66 Fury II (360 from Cordoba in garage) 76 Cordoba (Old 318 from Fury is now in the Cordoba) |
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Steering shaft
From what I know about this "i'm switching over to power steering from manual in a 64 a body" you need a steering shaft from the same car as yours but with power steering. Just to get the right length shaft.
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What does the steering column from the cordoba look like?Could you switch the turn signals from the fury into it?Might go that way.
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On the power steering box, the sector shaft is bigger, and the input shaft is smaller than on the manual box. You will need to find a donor car and get a pitman arm, steering column coupler, and the steering column (or the shaft from it). The pitman arm will look the same, but have bigger splines. The column shaft needs to be shorter to acommodate the longer p/s box. When you're done, get the car aligned to power steering specs (caster change).
torch |
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You will need a pwer steering coluum to mate to your power steering box. Time to start searching the salvage yards.
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What years of C-bodys am I looking for that have power steering so I know what vehicles to ask for when calling the salvage yards?
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Most any '66 and up that has it. You might have to swap your ignition and blinker switches and such to retain the proper color code on your wires though, but that's not a big issue.
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You should also be able to swap the shaft into your original column. I've done this on vans and A-bodies, I'm sure a C-body would be just as easy.
torch |
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