Re: Speaking of power steering...

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 10:58 AM, george smith <bt6t4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Don't like to be the first to ask,but what was wrong with the original Federal pump or system? Seems you could have saved yourself a lot of headaches and money.

George

From: Bob <64ragtop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: Speaking of power steering...

Well, apologies to whoever I sent this to in error and thanks for
re-posting it, Gary.
I apparently still have lots to learn about power steering on our old
Mopars.
More questions to come.....

BC

On 1/12/2014 10:12 AM, Gary H. wrote:
> I'm posting this for Bob; the email was sent to a different email address.
> Thanks for the report Bob!
> =================
>
>> From: Bob <64ragtop
>> Subject: Speaking of power steering...
>> Sent: 12 Jan '14 06:32
>>
>> I decided to convert my '64 dart to power steering and to use the new
>> Borgeson modified G.M. steering gear. Near as I can tell, the
>> modifications are welding a plate that allows the gearbox to mount where
>> the Mopar steering box goes. Well, it's been a real fun 9 months! I
>> will state first that this has not been a real high priority project,
>> and sometimes real life gets in the way of my projects. With that out
>> of the way, the story continues.
>>
>> The first thing I had to do was buy a special coupler to replace the
>> stock one to match the new steering gear box to the steering shaft, Then
>> the shaft had to be shortened 4" and drilled for roll pins to secure the
>> coupler. The next challenge was to find and acquire a suitable P/S pump
>> and bracket for my /6. That took a couple of months and I wound up with
>> three pumps and two different style brackets, one of which I think is
>> for a V8. That involved four internet sellers and the U.S.P.S. (which
>> is another horror story for another time (or not)!
>>
>> Then it was time to connect the pump to the steering gear. I called the
>> seller who I bought the new steering box from and he quoted me a price
>> that I thought too high. So, I called Borgeson and got a kit consisting
>> of two hoses and one adapter to match the Mopar pump to the new pressure
>> hose. More time passed and more stuff happened, but I finally got ready
>> to install the hoses. Well, the low pressure hose was a foot too long.
>> No problem for Mr. Sawzall! The pressure hose was the correct length,
>> but the fitting for the gearbox is clocked wrong - 150 degrees or so -
>> and that hose will NOT twist. Another call to Borgeson and NOW it turns
>> out that the fitting I need is METRIC! Thinking about it, perhaps that
>> shouldn't have been a surprise and really, the clocking of that fitting
>> is more of a problem.
>>
>> BC

--
--
--
Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, email your parts/car transactions and negotiations, as well as other personal messages, only to the intended recipient. Do not just press "reply" and send your email to everyone using the general '62-'65 Clubhouse public email address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine-tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.htmland http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group.
http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en.

---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

--
--
--
Please address private email -- email of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. That is, email your parts/car transactions and negotiations, as well as other personal messages, only to the intended recipient. Do not just press "reply" and send your email to everyone using the general '62-'65 Clubhouse public email address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine-tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group.
http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en.

---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

--
Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies