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Clint: your brackets /frame extensions are of the "welded" version.
To gain clearance you (and others) may consider this other option before touching the steering box.....
G.
Thankyou John!
AND that's a very tempting offer; one never knows what the future will bring......
... although after looking at your temps and weather right now I think I might prefer staying here in the warm and sunny South for a little longer; at least a few more weeks!:smile:
Also...
OK, this is what I found:
1) Where the cover comes closest to the shaft (hatched area, 1st pic) the wall thickness is 5.5mm. Grinding a shallow groove there, 2mm deep, would not affect structural strength of the steering box, IMHO.
2) Internally there is plenty of clearance between the...
Can we assume that the truck's frame is perfectly straight; that there are no shims for whatever reason between steering box and frame; and that there were no changes made to the steering gear cover (regarding shape) in the later production years...?? Probably YES, for all.
Now before thinking...
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