steering gear box

mobileaudio25

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I have a 1980 malibu. i have power steering and the seal on my steering gear box blew out so im leaking a good amount of fluid. For some reason, I cant find a gear box that looks like mine. all of the other have the arm that comes down underneath the unit and mine has a spot where a line goes from the back of the power steering pump into the top of the steering gear box. does anyone know what type of box i have?
 

LS6 Tommy

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Got any pictures?

Tommy
 

mobileaudio25

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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/AAZ-27-6531/?rtype=10
Im thinking it might be this one? if not this is very close to what mine actually looks like. the only thing is i think my power steering line goes into this box? but maybe it goes into the shaft that holds this box in, any ideas?
 

mobileaudio25

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i wonder how hard it would be to convert back over to the stock gear box? I know for a fact that my car has a whole new steering column in it, so i bet they had replaced the whole steering unit. What does the pitman are hook up to?
 

SSedan64

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Pitman Arm connects the Steering Box's Output Shaft to the Drag Link or Center Link.
Diagrams:
http://perfauto.tripod.com/data/6-118.pdf
http://perfauto.tripod.com/data/6-068.pdf

Unless you have Rack & Pinion Steering you have to have a Pitman Arm.
 

TURNA

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sounds like a rack & pinion

Did the previous owner convert it?
 

mobileaudio25

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I'm pretty sure that i do not have a rack and pinion. the car is stored away for the winter, so i cant really check it anytime soon. Did anyone check out the link i posted that look like my gear box? if that isnt the exact box its very similar.
 

TURNA

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if your box looks likes the box in the link.

That is a normal G-body steering box,
 

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