Email this company they rebuild pumps.
powersteering@xxxxxxxx
At 03:42 PM 4/9/04 -0400, you wrote:
>I was just researching this piece of work myself, this morning. Here are my
>results: my local NAPA does NOT do this work, neither do they do power brake
>boosters. Steers and Gears, a shop here in Columbus, OH, quoted me $160 to
>replace the gaskets on a 5 1/2 inch wide pump, or $125 on the smaller
>version. I believe my '66 Crown Coupe has the larger one. He also said he
>could replace the guts, using the same gear box, to make my car steer "much
>more like today's cars: not so floaty." He said that even it would appear
>stock from the outside. The cost to do this work was $265, and the price was
>the same to open the box and refurb the existing guts.
>
>Personally, I like the light, floaty touch of the steering on my '66. It
>matches the suspension feel!
>
>chris
>
> > From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (List Server)
> > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 08:36:50 -0700
> > Subject: IML DIGEST
> >
> > Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2004 11:08:30 -0400
> > From: imperial59@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: IML: Steering Box
> > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >> Two questions. What would you expect to pay for rebuilding a
> >> steering box and what could you pay to just buy an already rebuilt
> box? Mine
> >> is off the car and has been waiting for two weeks for what was
> supposed to be
> >> a 2 day turn-around. It may be cheaper and faster for me to just buy a
> >> new one for my 64 Crown. Where could I find one?
> >
> > I spent days looking for one for a '63. I don't think you will find a
> new one
> > anywhere. If you do please let us know so we can add the source to the
> > website. As far as cost goes the best buy I found was Lares.. They will
> > rebuild it for $200 regardless of what it needs (assuming you have a decent
> > core).
> > http://www.larescorp.com/
> >
> > Steve B.
>
>
>
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