A steering box replacement

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The shaft is gm #26015779. You're gonna need a bolt for the u-joint, gm #11610555. You can use your upper bolt

Did not know about the bolt, I hope it's not some kind of special one. Is it a bolt or a screw?
 

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I chose this box mainly because of cost, as I'm retired and have to really pinch my pennies. Also, it was recommended from personal usage by a member here (I can't find the thread the thread where I read it though), so the box has some actual usage, and not a lot of inter-web regurgitation. Concerning the lower bolt, it's a little bit longer than the one taken out of the rag joint coupling, for more thread engagement.

I had originally done the Jeep shaft conversion. I bought a new shaft, instead of locating a boneyard special. It took a bit of mechanical modification to get it to fit correctly. When I installed it onto the steering column shaft, the upper portion of the Jeep coupling only pinched onto the steering column shaft, so there was no real retention other than the strength of the pinch. I didn't have to make a notch in the shaft for the pinch bolt to slide through, it just slid across the shaft into the threaded portion of the coupling. So, if for some unseen reason the bolt loosened, there was the possibility of the coupling just sliding off of the steering column shaft. Not a safe proposition. Having read about the 3500 shaft, I chose to go that route, instead. And being a Factory piece, everything just fit together without hassle, and the upper bolt from the original intermediate shaft that was being replaced, can be re-used. It also passes through the steering column shaft for a better mechanical retention
 

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Steering box rebuilds / etc...

Anybody ever use Turn One in Saginaw, MI to rebuild their steering gear? Reportedly the guys there used to work with Saginaw Steering Gear div of GM.


Sorta seems appropriate to go "back to the source" when in need of a box rebuild, but maybe I'm just being silly.


Rag joints...

I replaced the rag on my 1998 K1500 Suburban with this one:

Flaming River FR1746DD Billet-Joint 1"-DD X 3/4"-30 Steering U-Joint
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I've also used this one, a bit cheaper, on my 1995 S10 Blazer:

Borgeson 015231 1" DD x 3/4"-30 Steering U-Joint
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Steering box rebuilds / etc...

Anybody ever use Turn One in Saginaw, MI to rebuild their steering gear? Reportedly the guys there used to work with Saginaw Steering Gear div of GM.


Sorta seems appropriate to go "back to the source" when in need of a box rebuild, but maybe I'm just being silly.


Rag joints...

I replaced the rag on my 1998 K1500 Suburban with this one:

Flaming River FR1746DD Billet-Joint 1"-DD X 3/4"-30 Steering U-Joint
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I've also used this one, a bit cheaper, on my 1995 S10 Blazer:

Borgeson 015231 1" DD x 3/4"-30 Steering U-Joint
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I used Turn One to rebuild/modify the power steering pump in my road race Camaro and they also rebuilt the rack in it.
 

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A follow-up of the change. I've driven the truck for several hundred miles now. It tracks straight and true, no longer like driving a ship in a state 3 sea. The truck is now a pleasure to drive. Overall, a worthwhile repair
 
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