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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by treb11, Dec 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM.

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  1. treb11
    Joined: Jan 21, 2006
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    OK gang, I found a donor F1 for my 32 frame-based project. would anyone care to offer tips for removing the steering box in the field? Pitfalls, anything tricky in the removal process? Truck is pretty crusty, I-6 is installed.
    I will of course have jack, jack stands, battery powered impact, cutoff wheels and sawzall. Puller for the steering arm and wrenches. Hell, I might take my cutting torch but I dont want to scare the guy.
    Thanks in advance.
    The whole sorry episode will be posted on my PDQ 32 thread
     
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  2. F-ONE
    Joined: Mar 27, 2008
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    I would try to get the whole truck. There is a lot there. Shock mounts, drums, spindles, ….other stuff you have not thought about.
    Just get the whole thing if you can.
     
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  3. Tim
    Joined: Mar 2, 2001
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    Sawzall of the drag link, either sawzall the column drop or stick a step drill bit on the bolt heads and drill them off.

    breaker bar with a socket for rusty or rounded off bolts in your pocket for backup. Dead blow hammer and a can of kroil and I bet you could get it out pretty fast.

    if the truck is on the ground with a wheel and tire you might thing about a floor jack and 4 way wrench. The effort dragging it out would be more than worth the added room and reduced time of getting the bolts off the frame.

    I don’t recall exactly how the box bolts to the rail, might even just take a grinder to the end and pop them off.

    you havnt got to make a mess of everything for anyone coming for parts after you but there’s not going to be any tears shed if you cut a garbage bolt in half. To any further dis***embly with it sitting in your work bench in the comfort of your shop.
     
  4. alchemy
    Joined: Sep 27, 2002
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    The hardest part will be pulling the pitman arm off the sector shaft. Maybe removing the floor board tin will be a pain too.
     
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  5. Tim
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    To that point a steering wheel puller might make it easier
     
  6. ct1932ford
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    Look out for snakes!:eek:
     
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  7. Mr cheater
    Joined: Aug 18, 2010
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    Wrench big enough for the nut on the steering box. 5/16 socket to get all the little screws out that holds the tin around the steering column
     
  8. rusty1
    Joined: Nov 25, 2004
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    drag the whole thing home and save some parts for you or others projects,. .lets see a pic of the truck please.
     
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  9. Kiwi 4d
    Joined: Sep 16, 2006
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    Oohh grab the bendix brakes and the pedal box and pedals. Brakes will bee good for a core if nothing else. 15” wheels . Probably a lot of stuff.
     

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