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Old 11-06-2019, 09:08 PM   #1
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Question about rebuilding power steering box

Do rebuild kits for power steering boxes only solve leaks, or would the rebuilding also fix problems? My power steering sometimes feels like it sticks in a random spot, and with slightly more steering effort it frees up and works normally. I am wondering if it is a rebuild candidate.

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Old 11-06-2019, 09:35 PM   #2
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Re: Question about rebuilding power steering box

From what I have read you can't get replacement wear parts for the boxes. I looked into it a little because I wanted a quicker steering. What I was was just basically reseal kits. But there may be something I missed.

Another bit of advice, most remans are crap! You will find a few people that bought a reman box and it was OK. But most people were not happy with their rebuilds. Lot of horror stories.

There are a couple of vendors that are well regarded. I bought a fast ratio box from RedHead and couldn't be happier with it. Not cheap by any means and I tried a reman first. So I recommend if you replace it just go with the good ones.
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Old 11-06-2019, 10:07 PM   #3
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Re: Question about rebuilding power steering box

I have replaced several steering gears with reman boxes from the local parts store without a problem. They are around $160.00. I you ask for one for a 78-79 it will still have SAE fittings and closer ratio than the earlier boxes.

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Old 11-07-2019, 06:48 AM   #4
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Re: Question about rebuilding power steering box

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Do rebuild kits for power steering boxes only solve leaks, or would the rebuilding also fix problems? My power steering sometimes feels like it sticks in a random spot, and with slightly more steering effort it frees up and works normally. I am wondering if it is a rebuild candidate.

1969 CST/10 with 350 and TH400, power steering, manual drum brakes
Yes they can but the kit can't save a worn housing in the sealing ring area.

Your sticking steering sounds like the sealing rings are leaking.
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Old 11-07-2019, 10:29 AM   #5
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Yes they can but the kit can't save a worn housing in the sealing ring area.

Your sticking steering sounds like the sealing rings are leaking.
Sealing rings are leaking because seals included in the kit are needing to be replaced, or because of a worn housing in the sealing ring area? What is common? If it is not easy to determine if I'm wasting time with a rebuild kit, then I suppose I need to look into getting another power steering box.
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Old 11-07-2019, 01:05 PM   #6
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Here's an awesome how-to from TX Firefighter:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=619634
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Old 11-07-2019, 01:26 PM   #7
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Re: Question about rebuilding power steering box

I guess that would address leaking, but leaking is not what I am most concerned about. Wow, those are some seriously blurry pictures.
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Old 11-07-2019, 05:07 PM   #8
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There are full rebuild kits available on RockAuto. Not sure what they all include, so it may not address your concerns. Hmmm

The pics look fine for me. Wonder what issue you're having?
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Old 11-07-2019, 09:28 PM   #9
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Re: Question about rebuilding power steering box

The same blurry pictures I see.
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Old 11-07-2019, 10:12 PM   #10
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This is what it looks like. Blurry.

That photobucket is downright nasty. When I go to their website, ads are very aggressive and take over my web browser with crap that looks like games. It is very bad. I do wish for people to upload pictures to the forum instead of uploading them somewhere else and trying post them to view here.
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Old 11-07-2019, 10:26 PM   #11
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Holy crap, that's terrible! Why do you have to go to the photobucket website, do the pics not show up in the thread for you?
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Old 11-07-2019, 10:53 PM   #12
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The pictures show up as I show them above, blurry. I was hoping to go directly to the photo crap website so I could see the pictures properly, but that didn't work either.
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Old 11-07-2019, 11:18 PM   #13
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TX Firefighter's pictures look blurry on this site, but on my phone they are clear as a bell. I suppose they could be saved to file, then reloaded here.
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Re: Question about rebuilding power steering box

Same blurry on my phone.
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Old 11-07-2019, 11:39 PM   #15
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The pics look great on my phone too.
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Re: Question about rebuilding power steering box

OK. Well, I do wish for people to upload pictures to the forum instead of uploading them somewhere else and trying post them to view here. And assume the people they are trying to communicate with can see them. Anyway, the subject here is not about leaks as his thread covers, but more about the malfunction.
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Thank you for comment. Very helpful, often clear pictures are needed to imagine how it works.
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Old 11-08-2019, 03:33 AM   #18
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Re: Question about rebuilding power steering box

Hi,
I guess here a typical sample, what you can expect from a repair kit content :
https://www.carid.com/1968-chevy-ck-...parentsubmodel[]=ENGINE|5.4L

In my opinion a good video to understand what could be worn out:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AeXj35aOK7k

Happy to hear about experiences from the forum experts, what will typically worn out/break and what could be the reason for dmjlambert's issue.
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