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#14107 11/03/2004 9:12 PM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 58 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 58 | I want to change from power steering to manual steering, in my '79 C30. Is all I have to change is the steering box or is there more work involved. (There must be more work involved, right?) Thanx in advance
Dano
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#14109 11/03/2004 10:35 PM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 | Disconnect the pressure and return lines from the pump. Connect the pressure line to the return line at the power steering box. Keep it filled with power steering fluid. Works fine. I drove my Land Cruser with a GM box like this for a couple of years before I got the pump installed, without any problems.
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#14110 11/04/2004 12:34 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 58 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 58 | Thanx once again! This has to be the best website for info on chevy trucks!
I'll try the free method first, until I save up the cash for a manual box.
Dano
69 C10 LWB 250 L-6/3spd
79 C30 Crew Cab Dually 454 V-8/TH-400
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#14112 11/05/2004 4:23 PM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 4,095 | i have had the same question. i have a pacer front end under my 54 3100 and it has always leaked and i have thought of changing to manual, but i worrying about the steering effort. also will a mustang power rack bolt up to this setup? i can get a rebuilt pacer manual unit from auto zone for 100.00. any comments would be welcome. ron
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#14113 11/05/2004 5:21 PM | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 703 | WeB Old, I had a pacer unit in a 41 Chevy sedan I built. The pacer Pwr. Stg. unit leaked badly. Replaced it with a manual mustang 2 rack and it drove very nicely. As I recall, I of course has to build different brackets to hold the rack, but I also had to use tie-rods from a late model T-Bird as the mustang rack and stock tie-rods were too short for the Pacer rack. Hope that helps. | | |
#14114 11/06/2004 4:53 AM | Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 452 | This may be old advice, but if the rack/tie-rod combo are too short, make sure the rack-end pivot points line up between the upper and lower control arm-to-frame pivot points, or you may get some unpleasant bump-steer. Rack extensions are available for mustang racks.
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#14115 11/08/2004 2:52 AM | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 7 | HELLO I'M NEW TO THIS COMPUTER THING SO HERE GOES FOR MY 52 WITH A 58 235 I,M USING A TREMAC 4 SPEED WITH FOURTH BEING O.D. OF .78 A LITTE MORE FRIENLY FOR A 6.THE NOSE PIECE IS SHAVED 0.250 AND THE BORE OF STOCK CLUTCH HOUSING ENLARGED BY 0.500.THE STOCK CLUTCH IS USED THE RELEASE BEARING NEEDS TO BE CHANGED TO A 0.060 LARGER I.D. THE REST CAN BE FIGURED OUT WITH A LITTLE SKILL.OH THE TRANS IS OUT OF A FORD PICK-UP OR VAN FROM THE LATE 70'S EARLY 80'S WITH A 300/6 THE I.D. CODE IS "RUGCD" THANKS.
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