I have a Chris Craft steering box that really is a Gemmer 37-48 Ford part. I bought it because I thought it had a cool looking mount that fits well inside a Model A frame rail. The problem is the pitman arm rotates in the wrong direction for a drag link application. I need the pitman arm to hang down, and rotate clockwise when the steering wheel is turned counter clockwise. I purchased a right hand worm gear from C&G Auto parts that has the teeth wound in the other direction to resolve this issue. I pressed the worm gear and shaft together and installed it, but the sector shaft refuses to seat in the box. C&G doesn't show a right hand sector, so I ***ume all the parts should be compatible. Have any of you guys in Australia had to deal with a right hand worm gear installation in an old Ford steering box? What am I missing?
I believe you'll find you need a right hand sector too ! Look at the teeth, they have an angle to them.
Did you put an ad in the cl***ifieds? I'd think there would be very little market for the leftover RHD parts after guys build hotrods out of Aussie cars.
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