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nkaminar · 10-18-2022, 05:09 PM

The old steering column and the rest of the assembly has to be removed. You can get started before the new box arrives. The ease of removing and installing a new steering gear depends on what body model you have. With the open cars the whole assembly can be lifted out but with closed cars you have to remove the steering wheel first.

Make sure the pitman arm bolt is super tight. The center of the gear box will not be the same as the center of the wheels so you may have more turn on the front wheels going one way than the other. A custom drag link can be made by cutting and treading using left hand and right hand threads, like the tie rod, to center the steering box.

You may have to adjust the length of the control rods for the hand throttle and or the ignition by slightly bending the rods in a Z shape.

10-18-2022, 05:09 PM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 6,856	Re: F100 Steering Box Installation Question The old steering column and the rest of the assembly has to be removed. You can get started before the new box arrives. The ease of removing and installing a new steering gear depends on what body model you have. With the open cars the whole assembly can be lifted out but with closed cars you have to remove the steering wheel first. Make sure the pitman arm bolt is super tight. The center of the gear box will not be the same as the center of the wheels so you may have more turn on the front wheels going one way than the other. A custom drag link can be made by cutting and treading using left hand and right hand threads, like the tie rod, to center the steering box. You may have to adjust the length of the control rods for the hand throttle and or the ignition by slightly bending the rods in a Z shape. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.