New steering box binds

[44070dart]

Box fits fine until you try to tighten it down. Then the bolts binds up and you can't bolt it down. It's a new Lares 11030 power steering unit. ANY help greatly appreciated. This is a b-body but wondering if anyone ran into a similar problem. Car has never been hit, no damaged rail. thanks

 

[448Scamp]

The first thing I would check for is a burr on the frame or a burr on the steering box. It won’t take much to put it in a bind.

 

[44070dart]

Yeah we looked and there was noting visible that stopping it. Wondering if the box itself is warped a small amount and that last quarter inch or so is making it bind ..?????

 

[kursplat]

Yeah we looked and there was noting visible that stopping it. Wondering if the box itself is warped a small amount and that last quarter inch or so is making it bind ..?????

put a straight edge across the back of it. also try running all the bolts in without the box installed to make sure the threads are good.

 

[Dana67Dart]

Are the bolts too long and bottoming out or have a shank and bottoming on ?

 

[44070dart]

It's the same bolts that were used on the old box. The boxes measure the same at the bolt holes.

 

[RustyRatRod]

How did the old box fit?

 

[Dana67Dart]

. The boxes measure the same at the bolt holes

The bosses are the same thickness?

Then the bolts binds up and you can't bolt it down

Are the bolt holes the same ID?

Same spacing?

Will the bolts go in all the way with only fingers? ( Gear out of the way)

 

[44070dart]

Old one fit fine, just sloppy steering, bosses are the same, bolts fit into box when off the car and boxes are identical other than some casting marks.. going to run a chaser through and then see if bolts go all the way without the box Monday...just too angry to think straight, did the complete front suspension and the car has fought it all the way. ... thanks

 

[65 Dartman]

It's a new Lares 11030 power steering unit. ANY help greatly appreciated.

I think @sgrip65 was having issues with a Lares Rebuilt box. If so maybe he will comment

 

[44070dart]

I think @sgrip65 was having issues with a Lares Rebuilt box. If so maybe he will comment

Thanks, I'll PM him.

 

[Jim Lusk]

See if you can get ANY single bolt to seat all the way with the other two bolts left out. Then look at the other bolt holes and see how they line up with the bracket.