67 steering linkage question

[Patrick B.]

Re: 67 steering linkage question

Was the steering box painted on 67 non-power steering?

[Stephen L.]

Re: 67 steering linkage question

I believe it was both ways... natural or painted black. I'm sort of a neatness freak so I painted mine to prevent rusting......

[Joe L.]

Re: 67 steering linkage question

Was the steering box painted on 67 non-power steering?

Patrick-----


I think that most, if not all, 1967 steering boxes were painted. Some C3 steering boxes were not, though.

[John H.]

Re: 67 steering linkage question

This raises a question for me. If the tie rod assy was dipped, why wasn't the idler arm black? (67 judging manual page 135 says natural) It isn't called out as an item on the AIM sheet....so I can only assume it was part of the tie rod assy.

Steve -

When I visited Buffalo in 1967, the steering linkage was hung horizontally on the paint conveyor from two hooks - one through the pitman arm hole, and one through the idler arm upper bolt hole; the lower half of the idler arm appeared to get some paint, although I'm sure it varied.

[Stephen L.]

Re: 67 steering linkage question

John, Thanks for the reply. So these were spray painted and not dipped. At least part of the idler had to catch some paint if the whole assy was painted.

The pitman arm was probably preassembled to the steering box and was also painted if the box was. Again it too probably caught some paint in the process....

[John H.]

Re: 67 steering linkage question

The pitman arm was probably preassembled to the steering box and was also painted if the box was. Again it too probably caught some paint in the process....

Steve -

On manual steering cars, the pitman arm was part of the steering linkage assembly from Buffalo. On power steering cars, the pitman arm was installed at St. Louis as part of the bench assembly that added the control valve, power cylinder and hoses to the linkage.

The only item that came as part of the steering gear from Saginaw was the rag joint.

[Joseph M.]

Re: 67 steering linkage question

Were the clamps,nuts and bolts painted as part of this finishing process?

[Stephen L.]

Re: 67 steering linkage question

Yes all painted