Davy my '36 Chevy pickup was a bear to steer until I did the following:
1. Machined the sector housing for an oil seal and ran gear oil in the steering box. That eliminated the problem of grease wiping off the gears and the gear contact surfaces running dry.
2. Replaced the ancient ball and socket tie rod ends on the drag link with modern Moog ES29R & L tie rod ends.
3. Fabricated a drag link and used the same modern tie rod ends. The modern tie rod ends have the same taper as the ball and socket fossils and so are a direct bolt in on the pitman arm and steering arms.
