Re: [AMC-list] saginaw power steering box

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Did you hook the hoses up backwards on the steering gear? I just looked 
at Kermit and the pressure hose is in the port nearest the front of the 
car and the return in the port nearest the rag joint.

Matt

On 5/17/2010 2:17 PM, wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx spouted this sage advice:
> That sounds very "weird". 
> I've had boxes shipped. Never and issue. 
>    Did you try a gentle "nudge" with something to apply a bit of extra pressure? 
>    I'd like to think its just stuck against a stop. 
>
>    If it breaks free and works ok. You may wish to forgo the costs of a rebuild unit. 
>
>    I intended to go that route, ended up with a 73 Hornet box and slight reduction in P/S pressure by using a Wrangler hi/pres valve in my 4.0l's pump. I love the combo and see no reason to change it!  
>
> (That would be my luck to if I painted something before installing it). 
>
>
> Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device from U.S. Cellular
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 12:55:46 
> To: AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family<amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] saginaw power steering box
>
> Ok, I got a hold of a saginaw box, it has fewer turns lock to lock than the
> original in the white Javelin. Plan was to swap this one in and send the
> original box in to be rebuilt for a REAL quick ratio.  The temporary box
> worked fine, I rotated it lock to lock several times, then cleaned it all up
> rolling the box around on the bench to get at all points, painted it, and
> low and behold, now the box won't work.
>
> What did I do?? By rolling the box on the work bench, did the recirculating
> balls drop out of sequence?
>
> Will I have to tear it down now??
>
> Any body got any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Armand.

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1968 Rambler American sedan
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