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Fullraceflathead · 06-04-2015, 09:24 PM

I was looking at all of the play in my 7 Tooth Steering Box while I had my 11 yr old son rock the steering wheel back and forth.
My Pitman Arm was moving up and down a good 1/16 of an inch. I was thinking there may be a way to do this without pulling the entire Steering Box out of the Truck.
I now know that you can do this.
I made a tool out of 1/2" x 1' long piece of "All Thread". I used a 36mm Deep Socket and a few washers and smaller sockets to use as spacers to drive/pull the bushings out and install the new ones.
The one Special tool I made was a Precision Bushing Driver out of Aluminum bar stock using my Lathe. I made it .005 smaller than the Bushing Inside Diameter and it's Outside Diameter. I used Aluminum instead of Steel so if it Drags along the Original Steering Box Bore it cannot harm the Steering Box.
I previously replaced my King Pin Bushings and Tie Rod/Drag Link Ends along with the Balls just after I bought my Pickup last year.
If you or you know someone with a Lathe You can do this! It is not a super tight Press Fit.
Here is a Video of replacing the Bushings.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...1kpxH2TLliMjIX

06-04-2015, 09:24 PM	#1
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	How to Replace the Steering Box Sector Bushings without removing steering box Video. I was looking at all of the play in my 7 Tooth Steering Box while I had my 11 yr old son rock the steering wheel back and forth. My Pitman Arm was moving up and down a good 1/16 of an inch. I was thinking there may be a way to do this without pulling the entire Steering Box out of the Truck. I now know that you can do this. I made a tool out of 1/2" x 1' long piece of "All Thread". I used a 36mm Deep Socket and a few washers and smaller sockets to use as spacers to drive/pull the bushings out and install the new ones. The one Special tool I made was a Precision Bushing Driver out of Aluminum bar stock using my Lathe. I made it .005 smaller than the Bushing Inside Diameter and it's Outside Diameter. I used Aluminum instead of Steel so if it Drags along the Original Steering Box Bore it cannot harm the Steering Box. I previously replaced my King Pin Bushings and Tie Rod/Drag Link Ends along with the Balls just after I bought my Pickup last year. If you or you know someone with a Lathe You can do this! It is not a super tight Press Fit. Here is a Video of replacing the Bushings. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...1kpxH2TLliMjIX __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask Last edited by Fullraceflathead; 06-04-2015 at 09:34 PM.