Figured I'd share my day with you all. Spent most of the day pulling out my steering shaft, steering gear box and center link. I replaced the steering shaft with a new Borgeson unit, replaced the steering gear box with a re-manufactured unit, and put in a new center link as the old one was shot. I'm beat. Getting too old to work this hard, but now the old truck steers like a champ! Now on to the door hinge tomorrow. Old lower driver's side hinge was so worn that a hinge pin kit didn't do the truck. Pulled out the hinge, welded the holes close and re-drilled them and all I have to do is get the hinge put back in and get the door aligned. May have to wait till Saturday though so I can get the wife out there to hold the door up on the jack for me.

 

Sounds like a good fun project....... Bet all those new parts are going to make it drive like a new truck.....

 

It sure made one heck of a difference! Today I replaced my door hinge and got that all realigned, then converted the A/C to r134a. Now I have a drivers side door that closes like it should and cold air, which is a must in Phoenix. Mostly just cosmetic fixes left, and those are minor.

 

Yaa... You got to Cruise up to Flagstaff AZ just to cool off......lol

 

97* here in SO-CAL..... There was a fire up near my kids house... (Gray Roofed House in the Left Corner of the Picture) I went up there to help with the clean up of the aftermath. Everyone if fine. Just a big mess to clean up....
Blessings were apone them from above.....
Also A big Shout out and Koodose to our Fire Fighters..... When they work.... They Work !!!!!!! Thanks Guy's

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Bob, Wow, close call glad everyone is ok...Bill

 

Deathwish, Glad it all worked out for you. Steering boxes are a pain to do. (heavy and a pain to line up the bolts as you hold them up..) BILL

 

Ain't that the truth!