Steering Box Rebuild 1961 F-100 truck
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- This steering box was in the 1961-1963 F-100 2WD, and may have been in some trucks before then and after too.
It was a one piece system that did not have a rag joint or crash safe collapsable column. It is a bit more than 5 turns lock to lock manual operation.
In this video I take apart 3 boxes and make one with the best components. Likely will build one more from the rest of the parts. Details show how the adjustments are made especially the sector shaft which takes a bit of understanding on what is happening inside the box.
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That's some bossy Robin helping you narrate!👍good to know you find taking apart & putting together such fun!!
cool video. very interesting these old mechanisms.
I’ve only watched the first few minutes, but I hope someone noticed the twist in the splines of the sector shaft you intended to use. That sector is twisted like wringing out a wash rag.
Well you could substantiate by giving a timestamp so one could go back and verify. If there is indeed a problem that would help in taking it apart and replacing it.
@@CasselmanCanada Look at the curve in the splines at 3:18. I’ve seen this mainly on off-road trucks that ran big tires, but I’ve also seen it on vehicles that sustained a side impact directly on the wheel. Imagine taking a cloth and “wringing” it out
Thanks. I am going to look now. I may have to take the box apart again and look too.
OK I see what you are talking about. I remember looking at that thinking it was manufacture design for some reason. Anyway it looks like I can examine it further without even removing the box from the vehicle. I can just remove the steering arm and get my head in under the wheel well. I am going to check for evidence of twist in the shaft other than the obvious with the splines. I do follow your argument about a huge jarring force on a wheel or large tire abuse. So the grain of the metal in the shaft should be twisted the whole way around the sector shaft. Another job to add to my "things yet to do.". This may turn into another steering box video.
I went back to the steering box and examined the shaft. The twist in the splines is manufacture design. There is no evidence of a twisted shaft. I should have clued in knowing this box does not come in the 4x4 truck. Waste of my time but everything is good.
Did your adjustments work out once you installed it on the vehicle?