IF YOU DO PRESENTLY HAVE A "MANUAL GEAR BOX" (NOT A POWER STEERING GEAR BOX, TRYING TO BE USED AS A MANUAL BOX)
YOU ARE LUCKY!......JUST LIKE ME AND MR. JEEP! (MY '77 CJ 5)
NO BELT TO WORRY ABOUT---NO PUMP---NO BELT---NO FLUID TO KEEP UP WITH OR CHANGE
THE STEERING GEAR ITSELF IS MIGHT-NEAR THE "BIG ITEM" THAT WOULD TO REPLACE.....BUT IT'S MUCH CHEAPER THAN A POWER STEERING GEAR
THE MANUAL GEAR USES MORE REVOLUTIONS TO MOVE THE WHEELS, SO IT AIN'T REALLY A BIG HARDSHIP
I'VE NEVER SEEN JUICE DROOLING OUT OF MINE, NOR HAD IT TO MAKE THEM SQUEALING NOISES!
IF THIS WAS A "DRAGSTER"......REMOVE THE SIX INCH STEERING WHEEL AND PUT THE REAL ONE BACK ON SO YOU CAN GET SOME LEVERAGE!......THE LITTLE WHEEL MIGHT LOOK COOL TO YOUR PALS.......BUT WE KNOW IT IS SO IMPRACTICABLE TO ACTUALLY USE
AFTER TEN BIZILLION MILES AND FINALLY GETTING TIRED OF 1/8th OF TURN OF SLOP IN MY STEERING WHEEL......I REPLACED MY GEAR FOR AROUND $250 WITH A SAGINAW OEM GEAR
............TIME FOR ANOTHER 37 YEARS OF STEERING
ENGINE RUNNING OR NOT, I CAN STILL STEER THE SAME!
JUST SOME THOUGHTS......DON'T FIX WHAT AIN'T BROKE!
THE MEDIC
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Feb 28, 2014 at 5:19 PM
