RE: [Chrysler300] rebuild steering gear 300G

["Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

I already have the steering gear out of the car.  It took me about 3-4
hours, I pretty much followed the service manual.  There is a place in San
Jose I am going to call tomorrow that rebuilds them and see what they
charge, if I bring it there, I save the shipping which is significant
because the thing weighs 45# unpacked.

By the way, for those with rams, the unit came out through the inner fender
panel.  Also, the manual says to remove the brake line-ignore that, it is
not necessary.  

Bob J

-----Original Message-----
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Michael Moore
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011 6:01 PM
To: Bob Jasinski
Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] rebuild steering gear 300G

Here in Morgan Hill,Ca,  there is an old-time garage called Country
Automotive http://www.countryautomotiveonline.com/about-us.html  (since
1978)  owned and run for many years by David Schmidt (Smitty), one of the
most knowledgeable and greatest guys I've dealt with. They are not cheap. 

They recently removed and replaced my 62 box and shipped to a guy in LA who
is the ONLY person Smitty trusts with power steering boxes. It was rebuilt
to stock, and I think I paid ca $200-250 just a couple of months ago. R&R
was quite expensive, killing most of a $1000 bill. The box came back with
the valve body correctly aligned and without leaks. It made a HUGE
difference in the drivability of the car. Before I spent that much money, I
might want to call Smitty's LA source I think.

Mike Moore
300H

On Jul 3, 2011, at 11:14 AM, Bob Jasinski wrote:

> My power steering finally quit after 50 years of service while we were in
> Monterey. Yesterday, I removed the steering gear unit and PS pump. I am
> looking at sending it to Steer and Gear in Ohio and am thinking about
having
> them rebuild it with their Firm Feel level 1 option. Just looking at their
> site, it appears as though they raised their prices significantly, it's
now
> $460 with core for the rebuild, last year it was about a $100 less. Before
> I commit to using them, I would appreciate hearing from anyone that has
used
> them, and had the Firm Feel option done on their unit. Are you happy with
> it? 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Bob J
> 
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> 
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