If you don't like shipping things off a distance (I know I don't), you might
try an online yellow pages (or Google) search in your area (state) for
automotive steering, etc.
Good luck.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: <Bobby_Wicker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: IML: IML DIGEST
>
> Well, normally I would agree. I have seldom had trouble getting parts at
> NAPA but they didn't want to touch this one. They could not get me a
> rebuilt one nor would they send mine off to be rebuilt. I've gotten my
> power boosters, master cylinders, and I think even a water pump through
> them but not this. My gear isn't really that worn but apparently at some
> time in the past the power steering pump gave up the ghost and sent a slew
> of metal shavings into the box. These shavings have mostly settled in the
> fluid holding area in the bottom of the box but some have, from what I'm
> told, started binding the adjustment that would normally allow you to get
> the slack out of the steering. When the previous pump was replaced, the
> system should have been flushed to clean out most of the shavings. Of
> course, that could all be a big pile of BS for all I know. If the gear
was
> never that worn, you could have fooled me because there has always been
> play or slack in the wheel. I have tried different alignment companies
and
> have insisted that they adjust the steering box but I guess that nobody
has
> any memory of or experience with older Chryslers around here.
>
> Bobby
> 64 Crown
> 65 New Yorker
> 67 Sedan De Ville
> 79 New Yorker
> 80 242
>
>
> From: "B&T Roddick" <1roscoe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: IML: Steering Box
> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 07:55:22 -0700
> Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Probably at your local NAPA, might take a day or two if they have to go to
> the warehouse.
>
> B&T Roddick
> 1964 Imperial Crown
> 1972 'Cuda 340
> 1995 Concorde
> 1988 Wrangler
>
>
>
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