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<blockquote data-quote="xraidedj" data-source="post: 1177496" data-attributes="member: 17006"><p><span style="color: Blue">Before drilling the holes for the Hydraulic lines you will need to fully disassemble the power stering box. Thats one reason to do a full rebuild with new seals and bearings at this time.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">1. First remove the pittman arm</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">2. Remove the 3 steering box bolts holding it to the frame.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">3. Remove the high pressure and low pressure line going to the power steering box. place a oil sheet on the floor about a qt of fluid will come out. keep the lines tied up and clean.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">4. Remove the shaft from the steering wheel to the box, be carfull the box is heavy. </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">5. Now work on the box at a clean bench, use pliers to remove the c-clip on the pittmanarm shaft. Remove the top 4 bolts at the other end of the shaft. make sure the pittman arm was centered, then this shaft will pull out. A lot more fluid will spill out, get a bucket.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">6. Now remove the LARGE c-clip at the end of the box that goes against your bumper. At the top of your box there is a pin hole push through the pin hole to help get the clip out. Slide the pittman arm shaft back in, and turn it. This will move the big pistion and push the cap out of the end of the box. Now pull the pittman arm shaft out again.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">7. Keep turning the steering wheel shaft till the piston comes out of the end of the box. You will probibly hear the bearings fall into the big piston. they will, so dont loose any.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">8. Now remove the c-clip at the steering wheel shaft side. </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">9. With a hammer you should be able to tap the ring (yellow in my pics). The ring has three indentations on it you can tap on. Just screw it out. Then the spiral shaped shaft and the smaller piston will pull out.</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue"></span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">10. Now you can drill the holes for the ram. The top hole will drill all the way through. I used an 1/8in bit for pilot holes to keep it centered. The bottom hole only drills half way till you hit the hydraulic line hidden inside the casting. Both holes are 7/16in (look at the pics for locations)</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">11. Tapp the new holes with a 1/4in NPT tap. The top hole is easy, the bottom hole will only go till the tap bottoms out. Then I cut about 3/16in off the tip of the tap, then continued with the bottom hole till it bottomed out again. The tap was like $6 at Home depot. </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">12. Clean the box with paint thiner to get all the grit out, then use a air sprayer to get all the metal shavings out. Paint it and stuff. Then put the 3/8in to -6aN fittings on the box using pipe tape. </span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">13. Put new seals on the pistons. kinda tideious. (see pics)</span></p><p><span style="color: Blue">14. Re assemble.</span></p><p></p><p>Did this last night, want it done before hydro stuff gets here...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> </p><p></p><p>Notice where I punched to drill and tap on the box...need to get the tap tonight and a new seal kit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xraidedj, post: 1177496, member: 17006"] [COLOR="Blue"]Before drilling the holes for the Hydraulic lines you will need to fully disassemble the power stering box. Thats one reason to do a full rebuild with new seals and bearings at this time. 1. First remove the pittman arm 2. Remove the 3 steering box bolts holding it to the frame. 3. Remove the high pressure and low pressure line going to the power steering box. place a oil sheet on the floor about a qt of fluid will come out. keep the lines tied up and clean. 4. Remove the shaft from the steering wheel to the box, be carfull the box is heavy. 5. Now work on the box at a clean bench, use pliers to remove the c-clip on the pittmanarm shaft. Remove the top 4 bolts at the other end of the shaft. make sure the pittman arm was centered, then this shaft will pull out. A lot more fluid will spill out, get a bucket. 6. Now remove the LARGE c-clip at the end of the box that goes against your bumper. At the top of your box there is a pin hole push through the pin hole to help get the clip out. Slide the pittman arm shaft back in, and turn it. This will move the big pistion and push the cap out of the end of the box. Now pull the pittman arm shaft out again. 7. Keep turning the steering wheel shaft till the piston comes out of the end of the box. You will probibly hear the bearings fall into the big piston. they will, so dont loose any. 8. Now remove the c-clip at the steering wheel shaft side. 9. With a hammer you should be able to tap the ring (yellow in my pics). The ring has three indentations on it you can tap on. Just screw it out. Then the spiral shaped shaft and the smaller piston will pull out. 10. Now you can drill the holes for the ram. The top hole will drill all the way through. I used an 1/8in bit for pilot holes to keep it centered. The bottom hole only drills half way till you hit the hydraulic line hidden inside the casting. Both holes are 7/16in (look at the pics for locations) 11. Tapp the new holes with a 1/4in NPT tap. The top hole is easy, the bottom hole will only go till the tap bottoms out. Then I cut about 3/16in off the tip of the tap, then continued with the bottom hole till it bottomed out again. The tap was like $6 at Home depot. 12. Clean the box with paint thiner to get all the grit out, then use a air sprayer to get all the metal shavings out. Paint it and stuff. Then put the 3/8in to -6aN fittings on the box using pipe tape. 13. Put new seals on the pistons. kinda tideious. (see pics) 14. Re assemble.[/COLOR] Did this last night, want it done before hydro stuff gets here...:cool: Notice where I punched to drill and tap on the box...need to get the tap tonight and a new seal kit. [/QUOTE]
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