Manual to PS gear swap question

[AngryPirate]

So, I swapped the steering gear from manual to power steering. I got the pitman arm for the PS gear, I (thought) had figured out the middle of the steering rotation on the steering gear and then slid the pitman arm onto the steering gear at the closest matching splines.

Now, when I turn the steering wheel, I get about 1.5 turns in one direction (counter clockwise - left turn) and barely 1.25 turns in the other direction.

Is this expected or did I screw up some where? If so, where?

The next mating splines for the pitman arm on to the steering gear seem too far off.

Also, if I have to remove the pitman arm, is there an easier way than removing the steering gear?

Thanks for any help.