Technical What is this steering gear????

I stumbled into a '54 Lincoln Capri that has had quite a few rather creative modifications. I believe it would be considered a traditional custom but please feel free to correct me. It's lowered, louvered hood, modified fenders with a peak, one-off chin, custom gauges, shaved doors, shaved trunk, several other somewhat mild things. Blue lights, which I don't enjoy, but this is extremely pedestrian compared to the other cars the guy had. It's got a ford 460 with a c6 and a GM 8.5" rear. Figuring out the mix of parts has been half the fun! I'm a GM muscle car guy - been messing around with a '72 Cutlass for the past 30 years - so this 50's stuff is new to me.
I think this car was built in the early 2000's or so based on some of the hacks and choices in parts.

The question of the day is the steering gear. It's a saginaw 800 series with the smaller diameter input. I didn't take a picture of the top but it looks like any other saginaw gear with a 4 bolt output cap. The gear has an extended shaft but it's a separate piece from the main body. I've seen extended shaft gears like some Ford trucks and the tri-fives, but I've only seen those as one-piece castings. The rest of the steering linkage appears to be stock, and based on the play and layers of grime, probably original.

This gear is leaking horribly, especially between the gear and the output extension. I'm happy to rebuild a gear, but want to make certain I know what I'm tearing into so I'm not stuck in the waiting for parts loop that normally happens.



Any ideas what this gear came from? Will a normal saginaw rebuild kit have all the seals I need?

Thanks!!

 

got a picture from the top side?

 

It was pretty common to use the original tri5 chevy pitman shaft and lower part of the housing, in the 605 power gear when adding power steering to a car. This one looks like it could be one of those. Except you said it has a bolt top cover, instead of snap ring. And I thought the 800 had a larger diameter shaft. Maybe some monkey business to make it fit?

 

Whoops! Clearly my memory is*****. Its a 605.



Anything special in that lower housing? I'm****uming the normal 605 pitman shaft seal is supposed to be doing its job between the gear casting and the extension.

 

yeah, I think they just add another bushing into the old housing below the cut, and grease it...having a zerk fitting would help...