I did this conversion on my '59.
http://home.earthlink.net/~cramey2/59ps.htm
Also, check out this page.
http://www.classictruckshop.com/project_section.asp
----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Hanberg <Steve@OldSub.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] power steering for the 41?
> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- 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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