66 Dart Manual Steering Box

[haole]

Want to go from power to manual steering. What years will interchange ??? Is there a adaptor ??? Don't want to change the column. Thanks .................

 

[VDART]

there is a few things to change-- adapters are expensive-- do a search -- basically you will need a longer steering shaft-- to mate to the manual gear. I happen to have a manual shaft/column from a 1966 dart--- the wiring is no good-- yours for shipping costs. Lawrence

 

[slantsixdan]

Steering box interchange is '62-'72 A- and B-body.

 

[Valiant63]

You could take your steering column apart and replace the shaft inside of it with the longer manual shaft. I have a few of those in the garage and have taken a few 63-66 colums apart in the past year to do just the opposite... manual to power.

 

[mpgFanatic]

Steering box interchange is '62-'72 A- and B-body.

Just some trivia, manual steering boxes originally installed in a 6-cylinder has some bronze bushings inside, whereas those built in an 8-cylinder used needle bearings. Don't know for how many years that was true.

- Erik

64 Valiant, 170 3-spd
82 Volvo wagon, 5.0 5-spd

 

[haole]

Thanks for all your help ...........................