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chucko
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| is it possible to replace steering box without taking the whole beam out? |
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A Avina
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runamoc 
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:27 am Post subject: |
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and no front end alignments are altered.
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60ragtop
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Yes, it can be done but you need to check the toe after you are done installing it. Even the slightest shift of the steering box changes the toe setting 
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runamoc
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| Yes, it can be done but you need to check the toe after you are done installing it. Even the slightest shift of the steering box changes the toe setting |
How? The whole arm comes off the old box and gets put on the new one. No tie-rods ends are altered. 
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60ragtop
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Just loosen the bolts on the box, turn it a little or move the pitman arm on the shaft and see what happens to the toe
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I've restored a large number too, but I don't toot my horn quite as loud.
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andk5591
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| Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Just loosen the bolts on the box, turn it a little or move the pitman arm on the shaft and see what happens to the toe |
X2 - unless you absolutely, positively do not change the angle of the box and the pitman arm is is the exact same distance from the beam, you need to touch up or at least verify the toe.
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runamoc
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| Just loosen the bolts on the box, turn it a little or move the pitman arm on the shaft and see what happens to the toe |
The 'stuff' I have must be different. There are two round 'tabs' on the beam that align the steering box in place and the output shaft has a 'cutout' and splines that make the bolt fit in one place. The round 'tabs' and splines....
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60ragtop
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yep, go ahead and throw it on there and assume everything stays the same  It's your tires that are going to wear out. I would rather spend a little time rechecking the toe rather than buying new tires
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