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Saginaw steering gearbox-spool valve torsion bar [message #152631] Mon, 12 December 2011 09:06 Go to next message
Surbo is currently offline  Surbo   United States
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Howdy;
The Saginaw steering gearbox has a spool valve assy with a torsion bar to control the spool valve. I had a list of various spool valve assy and the various torsion bar tensions for various vehicles, now I can't find that list. I have talked with Fritz Slama and Don Wirth on this topic, but can't find the GM parts list that I had for the various valves/torsion bar. I would think G Kosier would have some info on this, what say ye Gary?

Bob Drewes in SESD '73 26' w/455/TBI/EBL/1 ton front end
Re: [GMCnet] Saginaw steering gearbox-spool valve torsion bar [message #152634 is a reply to message #152631] Mon, 12 December 2011 09:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Ken Henderson is currently offline  Ken Henderson   United States
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Bob,

I just did a quick Google search and found this table which gives torsion
bar diameters in an assortment of vehicles -- no PN's though:

http://www.chevelles.com/techref/shea_3.html

How'd your ride height come out after installing the 1-Ton?

Ken H.



On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Bob Drewes wrote:

>
>
> Howdy;
> The Saginaw steering gearbox has a spool valve assy with a torsion bar to
> control the spool valve. I had a list of various spool valve assy and the
> various torsion bar tensions for various vehicles, now I can't find that
> list. I have talked with Fritz Slama and Don Wirth on this topic, but can't
> find the GM parts list that I had for the various valves/torsion bar. I
> would think G Kosier would have some info on this, what say ye Gary?
>
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Saginaw steering gearbox-spool valve torsion bar [message #152766 is a reply to message #152634] Mon, 12 December 2011 22:13 Go to previous message
Surbo is currently offline  Surbo   United States
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Thanks Ken for the info on the Saginaw boxes and the torsion bar for the spool valve.

I do not have any height problem with the 1 ton install, in fact I have about 3/4" yet of bolt travel for full height.

Bob Drewes in SESD
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