Re: [Chrysler300] rebuild steering gear 300G

["Gary Holm" <gholm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The steering on my G convrt. was getting sloopy and wandered all over the road.  A friend suggested that we adjust the  steering, so we tighten the adjustment in the box and it now drives like new.. So far, the steering hasn't given out.  Less than 62 K  miles, hopeing to go another 50 k at least.   Gary with a big G 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Jasinski 
  To: 'Michael Moore' 
  Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 6:38 PM
  Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] rebuild steering gear 300G


    
  Mike,

  I already have the steering gear out of the car. It took me about 3-4
  hours, I pretty much followed the service manual. There is a place in San
  Jose I am going to call tomorrow that rebuilds them and see what they
  charge, if I bring it there, I save the shipping which is significant
  because the thing weighs 45# unpacked.

  By the way, for those with rams, the unit came out through the inner fender
  panel. Also, the manual says to remove the brake line-ignore that, it is
  not necessary. 

  Bob J

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
  Behalf Of Michael Moore
  Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 6:01 PM
  To: Bob Jasinski
  Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] rebuild steering gear 300G

  Here in Morgan Hill,Ca, there is an old-time garage called Country
  Automotive http://www.countryautomotiveonline.com/about-us.html (since
  1978) owned and run for many years by David Schmidt (Smitty), one of the
  most knowledgeable and greatest guys I've dealt with. They are not cheap. 

  They recently removed and replaced my 62 box and shipped to a guy in LA who
  is the ONLY person Smitty trusts with power steering boxes. It was rebuilt
  to stock, and I think I paid ca $200-250 just a couple of months ago. R&R
  was quite expensive, killing most of a $1000 bill. The box came back with
  the valve body correctly aligned and without leaks. It made a HUGE
  difference in the drivability of the car. Before I spent that much money, I
  might want to call Smitty's LA source I think.

  Mike Moore
  300H

  On Jul 3, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Bob Jasinski wrote:

  > My power steering finally quit after 50 years of service while we were in
  > Monterey. Yesterday, I removed the steering gear unit and PS pump. I am
  > looking at sending it to Steer and Gear in Ohio and am thinking about
  having
  > them rebuild it with their Firm Feel level 1 option. Just looking at their
  > site, it appears as though they raised their prices significantly, it's
  now
  > $460 with core for the rebuild, last year it was about a $100 less. Before
  > I commit to using them, I would appreciate hearing from anyone that has
  used
  > them, and had the Firm Feel option done on their unit. Are you happy with
  > it? 
  > 
  > Thanks!
  > 
  > Bob J
  > 
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  > 
  > 

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