Adding power steering to 6 cyl

[Bruduf]

Is there a kit to add power steering to 1970 170 cu inch 6 cyl. Recently wrecked my shoulder.

 

[revnexis]

Borgeson’s got a bolt-in kit for the 170, or you can go electric assist if you want something easier on the shoulder.

 

[bmbm]

Is there a kit to add power steering to 1970 170 cu inch 6 cyl. Recently wrecked my shoulder.

Here are links from my archive. Some are duplicate parts or info but included in case some links are defective or that supplier no longer stocks the product. Verify any parts that claim compatibility with the 200 and 250. A stock 200 ps bracket would not fit my 250 but some of these suppliers may have developed a universal bracket. I had to find a bracket from a 250. The 170 and 200 stock brackets are the same. The 250 block is very similar to 170/200 but slightly different in some areas. I remember buying a new high pressure ps hose and my friend used his flaring tool to alter it to fit.
Get a 4 turn ps box instead of the 6 turn box. If you can only find a 6 turn box you can have it converted to a 4 turn box and get it rebuilt if it needs it. Probably will.
Also we had to make some mods to the steering shaft. In my next phase of improvements I will get one of the collapsible shafts from one of the Bronco vendors.
Sorry about your shoulder but having ps really improved the driving experience for me.
There are other not too expensive improvements that will make your Bronco more enjoyable like front disc brakes using the GM conversion and you can research that on this site.

1966-77 Ford Bronco Saginaw Power Steering Pump w/ Pulley-Broncograveyard.com

GM power steering pump with pulley.br

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Power Steering Pump Kit - 1965-70 Ford 6 Cylinder, 200 & 250 – Performance Online

Power Steering Pump Kit - 1965-70 Ford 6 Cylinder, 200 & 250

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Borgeson 802410 P/S Pump Bracket Saginaw P/S Pump Ford 200/250 Ptd Blck /w Hrdwr | eBay

Borgeson 802410 P/S Pump Bracket Saginaw P/S Pump Ford 200/250 Ptd Blck /w Hrdwr Borgeson manufactures complete Saginaw pump brackets for Ford motors. Pump brackets include the correct bracket, and hardware for your application.

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Ford 200/250 I-6 Saginaw P/S Pump Bracket (802410)

Power steering pump bracket from Borgeson engineered to mount a Saginaw-style pump to Ford 200 and 250 inline six-cylinder engines. It accommodates both metric and SAE Saginaw self-contained pumps and fits engines with or without air conditioning, covering the most common I-6 configurations...

www.borgeson.com

1966-77 Ford Bronco Saginaw Power Steering Pump w/ Pulley-Broncograveyard.com

GM power steering pump with pulley.br

shop.broncograveyard.com

 

[bmbm]

Also check out fordsix.com sometime.

 

[thegreatjustino]

I've been using the Borgeson 6-cyl saginaw pump bracket on my 170 for at least a decade now.

 

[bmbm]

I've been using the Borgeson 6-cyl saginaw pump bracket on my 170 for at least a decade now.

Good to know. I can see that in my future. I have the old style Thompson pump now. Good info for the OP.

 

[SteveL]

Bc once had a kit for 6cyl ps. I'm not sure if they still carry it

 

[thegreatjustino]

Bc once had a kit for 6cyl ps. I'm not sure if they still carry it

It was garbage. I used two of them. Both had the holes drilled offset so the pump sat cockeyed in it. I posted about it here multiple times and spoke to Chuck about it. He claimed he would get it fixed and send me a replacement. Never heard from him again. Par for the course for BC Broncos. No clue if they fixed it or even sell the bracket anymore.

You can clearly see the pump sitting cockeyed and the belt not running true in the photo below. I never threw a belt, but it was a poorly manufactured part that I ditched when I went to the Saginaw pump and used the Borgeson bracket. As an aside, the first Borgeson bracket I used snapped at the welds a couple of years after I installed it. Called Borgeson, they had me send them a couple of photos, told me they'd had a few from a bad batch do that and sent me a replacement free of charge. Still awaiting that replacement bracket from BC that Chuck claimed he would send 12+ years ago...

 

[Broncobowsher]

The frame side is the same as the V8. So any power steering that works with a V8 will work with the I6.
The only difference is the pump attaching to the engine. There are factory brackets. There were millions of I6 cars (think of things like a Mavrick) that had the I6 and the brackets for a power steering pump. Bad part is most of those cars are now dead and gone. So even though there were everywhere, finding one to get parts off of is getting hard.
There is always the electric option, I wouldn't do it without upgrading the alternator. I would also go for an electric over hydraulic version. Unless you are running skinny stock tires and have a really good and tight manual steering box I would not even think of the electric steering column version. If you have a tired manual steering box, it will still be a tired box. Shoving extra force down the input shaft isn't going to make it better.

 

[bmbm]

It is best to look for the early 66-77 Bronco specific power steering box which were on the v8 Bronco only. Sometime around 1974? Ford went from the 6 turn box to the 4 turn box. That is what I used and found it on ebay.

 

[thegreatjustino]

It is best to look for the early 66-77 Bronco specific power steering box

No such thing as a 66-72 Bronco power steering box. 1973, 1974, and 1975 were six turn from the factory. 1976 and 1977 were four turn. The various rebuilders can change the ratios. I have a stock box that someone had converted to three turn before I ended up with it.

 

[bmbm]

No such thing as a 66-72 Bronco power steering box. 1973, 1974, and 1975 were six turn from the factory. 1976 and 1977 were four turn. The various rebuilders can change the ratios. I have a stock box that someone had converted to three turn before I ended up with it.

Thank you for the correction. My message was ill formed.

 

[Broncobowsher]

There is also the vendors new box options. Duffs has brand new Delphi boxes. Getting a lot harder to find now, but the 4x4x2 conversion.
As I stated, and power steering box that will work with a V8 will work with the I6. Nothing different in the steering department between the two engines. Mounting a pump (options galore there as well) is what makes the I6 different than the V8. Hoses to connect the two. Actually the return hose being bulk rubber P/S automatic transmission hose (not fuel hose that most parts stores like to hand you) is easy. The pressure hose will have to match the pump you choose and the box you choose. With a couple adaptors, that can be universal high pressure hose as well.

 

[Bruduf]

Thanks for all the replies