1952-59 Ford 1952 Ford steering box help

Rebuilding my steering box and need some help with the backlash settings or any overall suggestions.

thanks

 

Contact Don here with a message he recently rebuilt his and can help you out,he has a blog posted with pictures of his '54 ask for a link to it.https://www.facebook.com/rustyfords?fref=nf

 

Shop manual?

 

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Trying to take steering box off the car and having trouble. Anyone have diagram or pics on how to remove it.

469-999-5730

 

Did you contact Don like I suggested ?

 

The steering box is attached to the column,,you will need to remove the box and column as a unit.
Possibly this will help,it is from the 52-54 Ford Shop Manual. HRP

 

Probably like the '57's...needs to come out thru the inside of the car. The way to tell would be if it has a large firewall opening where the column p***es thru.

 

The steering box adjutment itself is pretty easy. You have to drop the pitman arm though and set the pre-load with an inch-lb torque wrench. I can look it up again if you need it.

My Ford also had that ungodly big plate around the steering column... now I know what its for. Contemplating going with a power steering box, might be easier to do while the car is still apart.

 

Thanks for the help...I lost my digital copy of my service manual so this helped.

 

I have a Fix Your Ford book and will look it up later. I think the pre-load is something like 2-7 in-lbs measured at the steering wheel nut (horn ring off). You adjust the sector screw to get that value and lock it up with the nut.