Re: {Chrysler 300} Steering 300K

Hi All,

After a talk with Firm Feel on steering, they are 8 weeks out on rebuilds. I need to get this car highway capable sooner than March so I can get it to my upholster and paint shop for some minor work.

I am going to stick in a core I picked up some time back in the hope it will be in better shape.

It appears that the rear problem with these boxes in not the worm or roller but the worm bearings that wear out.

In any case, does anyone have a unit out with the rubber isolator and the plastic flat parts accessible? If so, I would appreciate it if you could take a caliper and tell me the thickness of that plastic. I will order some plastic sheets so that I can make some if the factory ones are torn up. I just do not want to wait until I take it apart as my plan is to swap the boxes in one day. Then send the factory box up to Firm Feel for a complete rebuild using their Stage 1 level. I asked the owner about Stage 2 which most people get, but for us old folks and parallel parking here in San Francisco he though we would be better off with stage one which is a little more than the old later 1960’s police boxes.

It has been 30 years since I took one of these out. If there is anything anyone wants to add beyond what the service manual outlines, please tell me. Any shortcuts are welcome. I will be doing this on my lift.

Thanks, James

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