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I'm thinking about sending my steering box off for professional rebuild (36 Master). I cleaned it out, bought a NOS steering sector, but the steering sector bushings and the worm gear just won't budge using the equipment that I have. Any recommendations for someone who can do this? I found Moses-Ludel online that seem to specialize in old Saginaw steering boxes. Anyone ever use them?
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Randy ,
The worm gear was a assembly with the shaft. It is not made to be changed. GM sold new shafts with worm. If you need one I can help. Can you saw through bushing with hack saw blade, then it will come out easily.
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There are actually two bushings for the steering sector. I was afraid to try to ream or saw through the bushings for fear of scoring the bore. But if I'm putting in new bushings anyway, I suppose that won't matter. How do you get the worm gear/shaft assembly out of the housing? Do you just drive it out from the bottom?
Randy
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OK. I just realized that the "adjuster" unscrews out of the housing, and then the worm gear/shaft drops right out. The worm gear itself looks to be in nearly new shape (no rust or pitting). Is it a good idea to replace it anyway when rebuilding? I'll change out the bearings, assuming they're available. Is there a replacement for the adjuster?
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