Steering Box Removal

patmcc70 · Post by **patmcc70** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:19 pm

I need to have the steering box in my 1970 D200 rebuilt.

How do I get it out? Do I have to go through that access panel by the steering column or can it all be done from below?

How about putting it back in?

Thanks for the advise.

mightydodge · Post by **mightydodge** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 4:26 pm

Depends on whether or not you have power steering but if you have manual, this is how it's done. Remove the bolt holding the pitman arm to the steering box. You can access it from underneath on the outside of the frame. Then loosen the bolt that holds the steering column to the steering gear box. Then remaove the three bolts holding the steering gear box to the frame. Too easy.

tom-adc · Post by **tom-adc** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 9:03 pm

Does anyone sell a seal kit for one of these, manual box. I'd like to pull mine and reseal it.

Snowdogg · Post by **Snowdogg** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:00 pm

tom-adc wrote:Does anyone sell a seal kit for one of these, manual box. I'd like to pull mine and reseal it.

JEGS has a manual box in ther MOPAR section that they say will fit. Don't know for sure if it do'es or not.

tom-adc · Post by **tom-adc** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:14 pm

I just did a check and NAPA shows this part# NOS7481
as the seal. I think I'll just reseal mine and let it go at that.

Underdodge · Post by **Underdodge** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 9:39 am

While you got it apart would be the easy time to do the rag joint. I found them at Pep Boys for $7.00