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Old November 7th, 2017, 08:35 PM
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Default Re: Steering Gear Assembly...911 on a Sunday night.

Here is a thread I found from April. I also believe that 1/2 and 3/4 are the same. 4x4 is different than 2wd and Chevy is the same as GMC. The 8669 is very expensive and there is a core charge I believe. So finding a donor would be gold. Call some wrecking yards around your area. Keep you eyes open.

http://6066gmcclub.com/showthread.php?p=66803

The Ebay guy is sketchy and has a low feedback score. His latest ebay post is $295 free ship.

Lares is the only company I could find. Rockauto sells them.

You may want to PM the poster on that thread and see what he did.

This is from a guy that knows what he is talking about.

"The '68-'87 'C' series integral power steering boxes are the same as the '68-'87 'K' series steering boxes except for the sector shaft (output shaft). The casting itself and most of the internals are the same and are interchangeable. With that said, if you want to add power steering to your '65 K10, you will need a power steering box from a '68-'87 'K' series truck, Suburban or Blazer. You will also need an adapter plate to mount it to the frame, plus a power steering pump, brackets, pulleys and hoses for the particular engine in your truck."

So keep in mind that your truck could have had a factory power steering setup. Totally different that what he is talking about above. I don't know if they were available for 4X4 or not. Just FYI in case you run into the words "linkage power steering". Probably do NOT want that old style for your truck. I think the guy above makes a bracket for the 68-87 box to mount to your truck. If you could find the whole system from the same 68-87 truck that would be a good start. If you have welder and fab skills, you would be able to do it. ~ 76 up has metric fittings on hoses.

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