Ok people just recieved the rebuilt steering box for my 63.
Is there anything I should know before I start or do I get straight into it.

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Just get straight to it.

Hey Allen just did mine a few weeks back. Well let's say in the process of redoing the whole front end steering and suspension. But it did the steering box first. A couple things I can add from my experience is first of all it is very heavy have a jack stand or something to support it while loosening and reinstalling. If you can break the pitman arm bolt loose with car on the ground so the wheels don't turn while putting pressure on the bolt. Have a bucket ready to catch the fluid when removing the lines. Don't just loosen, take the rag joint bolt all the way out so it slides right off (Again Heavy). Inspect your rag joint as mine had some stress cracks so i replaced it. Hope this helps and good luck.......Jim

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