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The place to put your L, R and S "Build Off" story.
Yard Art
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nikkinutshop wrote:The situation with these old steering boxes is wear. The old IHC is going mostly forward in a line most of the time. The ancient design of the steering and the less than desirable road s of a half century ago mad it necessary to correct the direction the truck wanted to go. The nearly constant correcting of the steering wheel made for extra wear on the "gears" in the steering box in the center position. It is possible to adjust for this wear on centre, but the steering gears may become too tight as the steering heel is turned from left to right lock. The wear off center will be very little or nothing. Changing lubricants will not make a difference. The gears are worn out and it very likely there are not replacement parts.
I converted an otherwise stock R120 to poser steering because of the worn out steering box and no parts. That was over 30 years ago. The power steering box I bought and installed was a Saginaw (GM) from a Dodge Ramcharger 4X4. I presume the pickup 4X4 trucks had the same steering box. This box was my choice because it is the same configuration and the original. If you decide to go this route, be prewarned, this is not a simple toss some parts at the truck, slam the hood and drive away.
If you do decide to install a Saginaw steering box, I can offer suggestions and post what I did to make it work safely and reliably. The OEM steering column may be modified and reused, but there are more modifications. My choice was to replace the IHC column with a 1977 Chevy Van tilt column. ,https://www.flamingriver.com/ http://www.heidts.com/parts/columns/ and http://www.borgeson.com/
are three good options for a new column just like to old Chevy Van Saginaw. These column have wiring for turn signals and parts are available.
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