Rebuilding a 59 Chevy car Manual steering gear box?

Anyone here have any info to get me pointed in the right direction?

I have three of them that need it.

Thanks!

 

shop manual

 

Red Head

I have not used them, but they are well recommended..

 

common wear point is the pitman shaft bushing. See if you can find some "corn head grease" to fill it with. The rebuild kits I've seen have a lot of extra parts...you need seals, gasket, and that bushing to fix most of them. Shop manual is a good thing to have, too.

 

Penrite offers a non leaking manual box grease 1200EP Restoration Supply in Escondido Ca. has it. It needs to be semi fluid.

 

Try Floyds garage in Tulsa 918 234 5059 He can rebuild it or sell you the parts The ones I have taken to him were done in a day and work great. If you do it yourself go by the drections in the shop manual. I have never seen anyone adjust the gear the right way.

 

Thanks for the replies guys. Really want to do them myself so I'll dig up a manual and give the local parts guys mentioned a buzz. Hopefully I'll get it right by box number 3.