I've thought about this conversion for my 55 1st GMC. I can't add any
knowledge, because I haven't done it, but I'd sure be interested in what
others have experienced.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spencer" <wits_end@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Pat Cossey" <ccossey@seark.net>; "Bruce Kettunen" <bekett@uslink.net>;
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] power steering for the 41?
> Pat
>
> There is a pretty good article in the tech section of chevytrucks.org in
> which a guy installs power steering on his '56 pickup. He uses a kit from
> Chevy Duty and a steering box from a '70s Chevy 1/2 ton. I'm looking at
> this conversion pretty seriously for my '55 1st Series and would be real
> interested to hear from anyone else who has experience with it.
>
> Harry
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pat Cossey <ccossey@seark.net>
> To: Bruce Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] power steering for the 41?
>
>
> > Thanks Bruce, I`m learning more and more about these trucks. I`ll check
> > into that. The system sounds a lot like the vet system, wish I could see
> one
> > on the 55-59 truck and see what it looks like.
> >
> > Pat 67 Nova SS
> > 41 Art Deco chevy truck
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bruce Kettunen" <bekett@uslink.net>
> > To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 10:24 PM
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] power steering for the 41?
> >
> >
> > > I'm going to go way out on a limb here, but I believe that the front
> > > ends were pretty much the same from 41 through 59 (solid axle, leaf
> > > springs, single tie rod.) Power steering was an option from 55-2
> > > through 59 on these front ends. The power steering mechanism was
> > > a different gearbox and a hydraulic cylinder that pushed on the tie
> > > rod. I believe Classic Performance pretty much duplicates this
> mechanism
> > > for the TF trucks. Here is where I am really taking a flier. It
> > > may be possible that these kits would work on an earlier solid axle
> > > truck.
> > >
> > > Otherwise, you are pretty much stuck cobbling something together
> > > from a newer steering box.
> > >
> > > Bruce K.
> > > 57 3200
> > >
> > > At Tuesday, 3 December 2002, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >Guys Do any of you know if anyone offers a power steering unit that
> > > will work
> > > >with the stock steering arms with the straight axle in the 41?
> > > I know someone
> > > >makes a disk conversion kit for them .
> > > >Thanks for any info.
> > > >
> > > >Pat 67 Nova SS
> > > > 41 Art Deco chevy truck
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