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i pulled mine off a wrecked truck as a complete changeover. i pulled it with the brackets for the pump and the crank pulley i had was from a donor engine i had prior to my rebuild so during the rebuild i anticipated a changeover and put the 3rd pulley on. the steering box is cake all you need is a ball joint fork or a pitman arm puller from auto zone to seperate from the centerlink the box comes right out and bolts right in. as for the steering shaft you will have to loosen the bolt up under the dash so it can slide up because the box is a little bigger. you dont need any special parts or skills. the trickiest part is the steering shaft, make sure you lock the steering wheel straight because if not it will probabally be crooked, you might want to have it aligned in order to get it perfectly straight. if your tires arent straight when you set the wheel it will be crooked also.
i took my truck to pep boys fo an alignment they had it aligned right except for the steering wheel was still crooked i went back a week later and they told me i would need an appointment for tomorrow so we set it up. i went back to my appointment and they told me it would be a while. i was 15 min early. the guy kept arguing with me and telling me i was wrong and my wheel was not crooked so i calmly asked for a refund as the whole front end of my truck was brand new and i knew it was nothing in my tires or anything like that, when he checked everything twice after they actually had it right i told him i was still unhappy cuz i waited for 2 hours without them even looking at it and 2 more while they aligned it again even though i had an appointment slip that they gave me ane my name was clearly on his calender. i lucked out but in the future dont go to pep boys for anything.being a shadetree mechanic i was not the person they thought i was and tried to make excuses for work that was not done correctly . id hate to see what they do to your average person or an old lady.
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