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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