Who should I have rebuild my steering box?

[Skiddy]

I was just going to say to rebuild it yourself, its quite easy.

Not with my luck. You will be happy with it, and let us know how it turns out;D

 

[Preston]

The link for west texas offroad above didn't work for me. I found this one, I assume its the same company.

http://westtexasoffroad.homestead.com/index.html

 

[OsideDave]

I just did the conversion from 6+ turns to 4 by WTO and I am happy with results but I wish I would have just gone with 3.25 turn and made it like my cars. My pump is whining after the box rebuild so I may need to get new pump.

 

[pacrat]

I was just going to say to rebuild it yourself, its quite easy.

Where do you get the rebuild kit for it?

 

[pacrat]

where do you get a rebuild kit for these box's

 

[SpareParts]

Local parts store, I got mine from Oreillys. I tore it apart last night, with the help of a friend, we have all the pieces back in the thing. I'll let you know if it doesn't work LOL. The directions are horrible that they send with it. Be sure you search online, I found links to a couple of good write ups. I only kept the link to this one. It's a good supplement to the factory write up.

http://www.kokes.net/bronco/powr_str.htm

David

 

[Mike74Bronco]

I got my steering box back from West Texas Offroad and I finally got it back in the truck. I was very impressed with their turn around time. It spent more time in shipment than it did at the shop. They rebuilt it the day after they received it and then shipped it back to me the day after that. They gave it a nice coat of black paint so it looks as good as new! So far I am a very satisfied customer.

Now for my problem. I put the box back in and now the truck turns harder to the right than the left. If I turn all the way to the right, the right tire hits the radius arm at about the same time that the limit in the box is hit. If I turn all the way to the left, the left tire is about 2.5" away from the radius arm.

The way I ended up connecting the pitman arm back to the steering box was by turning the steering wheel all the way to the left until it hit the stop. Then I jacked up the front end such that I could grab the tires and turn them manually to the right or left (pitman arm not connected to steering box at this point). I then positioned the tires such that they were turned as far to the left as they go and then moved them back to the right slightly until I could get the pitman arm to line up with the 4 index slots in the steering box shaft.

I can't say for 100% sure that the Bronco didn't have this problem before the rebuild but I don't think it did. Is this a common problem to have after a rebuild or am I just attaching the pitman arm wrong. I know a smart person probably would have made a mark on the shaft and the pitman arm before seperating them but there's no better way to learn than the hard way!

 

[rcmbronc]

It is important to center the wheels in the truck and center the box and then install the pitman arm. The box will have slightly more resistance at center and you want this to be when you are going straight down the road.

 

[bigmuddy]

Did this ever get resolved? thinking I might send my 77 box to WTO for a rebuild.

Ben

 

[Mike74Bronco]

WTO did a great job rebuilding the box as far as I can tell. I still never got around to centering the steering perfectly, but the truck is driving great as is. At first the 3.25 turn-to-turn seemed a little touchy to me, but after driving the truck a little bit I got use to it.

 

[rdv350]

Another one for WTO, I had mine rebuilt and it works great. Good prices and quick turn around.

 

[jcastellaw1]

who rebuilds them in west tennessee???

 

[Bronchole]

who rebuilds them in west tennessee???

West Texas Off Road (via UPS). For me from So. Cal. it was WAY cheaper than Lee manufacturing and fast too.

Dan

 

[broncorican]

Help needed...The power steering box on my 74 Bronco has a leak, and I was told that I need to replace the shaft (rod) that attaches to the steering column knuckle. I'm in PR so shipping my box to the states would cost more than buying one. Does anyone know where, who or how I can locate this part, or a substituted for this part? Thanks, ED

 

[22213evl]

Help needed...The power steering box on my 74 Bronco has a leak, and I was told that I need to replace the shaft (rod) that attaches to the steering column knuckle. I'm in PR so shipping my box to the states would cost more than buying one. Does anyone know where, who or how I can locate this part, or a substituted for this part? Thanks, ED

try this

http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/category/Steering_Shafts

this might help also
http://www.tomsbroncoparts.com/images/schematics/pdf/SteeringColumn.pdf

 

[Bronchole]

You should contact WTOR and see if they could ship you the parts you need. They seem to be very helpful and may do this for you. The owner is an EB guy.

Dan

 

[broncorican]

Thanks for the link to Toms Bronco. According to the diagram, the part I’m looking for is called the “worm.” I contacted west Texas off road and I think they have it for $75. I want to confirm it will fit, they said it was a bit longer than stock. Thanks for taking time to help others.
ED

 

[broncorican]

This is what I'm looking for.

http://www.iphotobox.com/uploads/b761f9efe7.jpg

 

[broncorican]

The Toms Bronco diagram is not the same as mine, I have a power steering box. The bushing in part A is worned out and does not fit tight, therefore it keeps damaging the seal, and that causes the leak. I may need the entire part.