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| | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 21 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 21 | Hi, guys:
Newbie here. Recently acquired a 53 Chevy 6100 Ashton Wrecker. Am curious if there are power steering conversions available for this rig? Or if not, is there any other (newer) year truck or vehicle that may be a bolt on replacement? Don't laugh but I am not strong enough to drive this puppy in current standing. Am just a girl.
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K. Wells
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PS... Why the big rig? She was just too cute to pass up. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | No PS available that I've heard of but many change the front end clips to something with a newer suspension and PS or or rack & pinion steering.
Start eating Wheaties and doing pushups, (<: | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,733 | ooops! ....duh! For some reason I was thinking I was still in the little bolts section. Probably why you double posted, huh?
El pardone. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 21 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 21 | Yep, sorry about that double post.. must plead insanity. First time for doing this and guess I hit the button twice when I didn't see it come up the first time... figured if a little is good.. alot must be better...LOL
K | | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 117 Member | | Member Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 117 | The kingpin bearings may be worn out. Try jacking it up and see if it still turns hard. Power Steering is great, but you should be able to turn it pretty easy with the original set-up. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 926 | It might be worth looking into the vpower steering set up from a mid 70's C-60. I know you'd have to cut your steering column at the bottom and fit a bearing,and build a coupling from your steering shaft to the rag joint on the steering box,and I'm not sure what else would be involved,but it might be worth checking out. I used this steering box and P/S ram set up on my '66 C-60,and it was pretty much a bolt on installation,outside of building a bracket to mount the power steering ram to the middle of the axle. I do know on your truck the steering box and column are one piece,so that would have to be modified. I'm not sure if the steering box would bolt on or if you'd have to modify something to make it fit the frame. you might have to modify the link from the steering arm to the spindle,but that shouldn't be too hard. you'd have to work up some brackets to mount your power steering pump,but there's brackets available through some parts suppliers for light duty pumps,and I'm sure they can be adapted for the bigger truck P/S pump.
Granted,it'd be quite a project,but then,anything on the big 'bolts ia a big project,and it'll be so cool when it's done.
Speed | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 21 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 21 | Good point Don. We'll check that out before starting the PS conversion... Had forgotten all about the Kingpins wearing?
K
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