Hard Steering 34 pick up

[jimTN]

Hello Ted, would you please post more pics of your later gear set up from start to finish and installed. That is a great way to go and I have often wondered about how it could be done.

 

[FlatheadTed]

Heres some more. I made up a jig to weld the angle of the triangle plate ,thats a F100 sitting in it ,I also pressed of the worm to shorten the column ,This is not bolted to the car yet ,I think the worm and sector are the same as a Ford 38 to 48

 

[FlatheadTed]

More shots .You can see the greasy box and how it started out and were I cut of the lugs ,

 

[FlatheadTed]

Greasy box ,The chassis Nazi's here wont let you weld on the box so I am still working on that ,Its cast iron to steel so care must be exercised

 

[jimTN]

I was with you till the last pic, never seen anything like that, was that a pic in error? I am trying to figure how a left hand dr gear could be done but maybe thats not possible.

 

[FlatheadTed]

Thats a right hand drive one Jim ,But the same would apply on the USA ones

 

[FlatheadTed]

In other words its the same box as the one I cut

 

[columbiA]

I had a 33 coupe & I added needle brgs to the sector shaft,shortened the pitman arm 1-1/2".new steering balls with teflon ball seats & changed from 35 wheels to original 550-17 bias plys and it steers very easily.No need for F-100 or other steering box.

 

[FlatheadTed]

Thanks for the post CO.

 

[true blue 32 man]

Hello I have just completed an upgrade to my 32 box. The needle sector kit from Snyders is PN A-3674 for $19.00 Sector seal is A3549-A for $4.oo Have yet to purchase an upper bearing for the upper tube.(aprox $7.oo at my local bearing supply house. I disasembled my 32 bos and took it to a local machine shop. They bored the sector housinf for the needle bearings and counter bored.180 X 1.375 for the seal. also machined an adapter ring for the upper tube roller bearing and pressed in the adapter and the needle bearings in the sector housing all for $50.oo Total investment part & labor $80.oo I also purchased from Snyders the EZ steer kit for the drag link and tie rod ends which have teflon inserts that fit around the ball studs instead of the original hardened steel ones PN A-3305-SE for $36.95 Once installed none of this can be seen, So, if your a trophy hound no points lost. The improvment in reduced steering effort is worth every pennny. All Model A and 32-35 cars and pickups will use these same parts. If you din't have a machine shop in your area, you can contact Falcon Machine Parts LLC 3671 E. Mallory Ave. Cudahy, Wi 53110 PH# (414)489-0201 Ask for Thomas Reindl Why go to all the trouble of steering bow swaps When this will accomplish the same result and retain the stock appearance? Cheap Too Hope this helps. Pete the true blue 32 man

 

[tub1]

hey there Ted if you dont want to weld on a bracket have a look at a chev 4 steering box clamp it fits inside of the chassis ,and if you find a 1937 -1938 hudson steering box you can do the same job as the chrysler one ,i know all this works we did the conversion on 2 model a fords over 20 years ago and there both still going fine

 

[keith oh]

Changing to STP fluid made a notacable difference in my 35 tudor steering. I guess that is just too simple a fix though.

 

[FlatheadTed]

Thanks for the tip Tub ,Yes I believe the Plymouth ones also the same . I was thinking of machining a ridge then make the triangle bit compress like a clamp .The welding would be OK but we have the Govt inspectors here who will go over it before it can be registered ,But I will look into the chev one ,

hey there Ted if you don't want to weld on a bracket have a look at a chev 4 steering box clamp it fits inside of the chassis ,and if you find a 1937 -1938 hudson steering box you can do the same job as the chrysler one ,i know all this works we did the conversion on 2 model a fords over 20 years ago and there both still going fine

 

[gearhead1952]

Hello I have just completed an upgrade to my 32 box. The needle sector kit from Snyders is PN A-3674 for $19.00 Sector seal is A3549-A for $4.oo Have yet to purchase an upper bearing for the upper tube.(aprox $7.oo at my local bearing supply house. I disasembled my 32 bos and took it to a local machine shop. They bored the sector housinf for the needle bearings and counter bored.180 X 1.375 for the seal. also machined an adapter ring for the upper tube roller bearing and pressed in the adapter and the needle bearings in the sector housing all for $50.oo Total investment part & labor $80.oo I also purchased from Snyders the EZ steer kit for the drag link and tie rod ends which have teflon inserts that fit around the ball studs instead of the original hardened steel ones PN A-3305-SE for $36.95 Once installed none of this can be seen, So, if your a trophy hound no points lost. The improvment in reduced steering effort is worth every pennny. All Model A and 32-35 cars and pickups will use these same parts. If you din't have a machine shop in your area, you can contact Falcon Machine Parts LLC 3671 E. Mallory Ave. Cudahy, Wi 53110 PH# (414)489-0201 Ask for Thomas Reindl Why go to all the trouble of steering bow swaps When this will accomplish the same result and retain the stock appearance? Cheap Too Hope this helps. Pete the true blue 32 man

Thank you for this info.

 

[tub1]

yes ted we have those people over here ,but black paint sometimes gets past them lol