Manual Steering

[440Plymouth]

I want to change my power steering in my 67 Satellite to manual. Where can I purchase a manual gear box?

 

[sleepar]

Mancini racing has kits... great customer service....

 

[383man]

I bought a used one off ebay for $70 dollars and it is a good one. You take a chance buying used but the new boxes seem to run like $400 and up. Ron

 

[A383Wing]

I got a couple used ones here...no leaks

 

[Cranky]

Try to find one that's not from a /6 car. From what I understand, those use bushings and the others have bearings however the one in my /6 car is still good.

 

[AMX364]

A rebuilt box will track the road better and be more fun to drive. A local shop(Dallas) rebuilt the last box that I used. Time and history has shown that a rebuilt manual box will drive much better then the old box ever could.

 

[slepr1]

Firmfeel.com

 

[GetX'd]

I had my rebuilt as well. Drives better than it ever has.

 

[67Satty]

The first time I converted a car ('72 Challenger) I got one from a junkyard. For my Satellite, I got a used one from eBay. It works fine.

 

[383man]

You can also do what I did. As the manual box is shorter then the power box so I bought this adapter thats about 3 inches as it takes up the extra room so you dont have to change the steering shaft. I think firm feel also makes one that has U-joints in it if you want to eliminate the stock coupler but you have to cut your shaft to install that one I believe. Its the gray adapter shaft coming right off the box. Ron

 

[A383Wing]

67 & up columns do not need adaptor

 

[383man]

67 & up columns do not need adaptor

Are you sure. I mean all the manual boxes are shorter then a power box so it wont reach to the steering shaft without changing or adding something. What are you saying has to be done on the 67's an up ? Ron

 

[67Satty]

My '67 Satellite needed an adapter, I ended up using the Flaming River one.

 

[A383Wing]

67 & up had 2 piece columns, just tap out the inner section that connects to gear box....it's a collapsible column...you will just need the manual coupler to connect it. The inner shaft was meant to slide. It's a tight fit because of the nylon in there to stop the metal to metal rattle

 

[TX64Polara]

AMX364 - I know this thread is a little old, but what is the name of the shop in Dallas?

 

[russ66coronet]

I went from power to manual and am happy with my manual steering box from flaming river. You will need an adapter because manual and power steering shafts are different diameters. As for length I just pushed the whole colum through the fire wall the 1.5" or so that it needs to reach the new manual box. Cant notice anything inside or under the hood. Cheers

 

[[email protected]]

Check first! I believe the column shaft is a different size, for manual steering, its longer if I remember. I converted mine from manual to power steering and had to change the shaft. The manual shaft is longer.

 

[Bigal75]

Best switch I ever did...yep Mancini sells the adapter s o you don't need to change the steering shaft.

 

[Speedbird]

For later cars with collapsible columns:
Ok, this is from memory. I've got some of the columns in question at home and I can take time to look at them to verify what I'm about to type. So take it for what it is worth.
You can lengthen the column by moving the inner section out of the outer sleeve.
But the nylon in them are little pins which fix the length between the section until you crash and they shear so the steering column collapses and doesn't harpoon you.
On those that I've done, I found some little nylon things and made new holes for them to go into. All that does is fix the two sections back in place at the new location.
Make sense?
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=215220&highlight=steering

 

[A383Wing]

all the pins really do is stop the 2 pieces of shaft from making rattling noise..that's the purpose of the nylon pins