999024 Power Steering Conversion Kit

The biggest regret is why did I wait so long to re-add power steering to our old car? Borgeson makes a high quality product even in my custom application it works flawless. So much better than the original Bendix power valve, slave cylinder assemblies and all those leak prone hoses from 60 years ago.

I installed this in a 1969 Mach 1 with a 351W engine. If you have headers, you will need to have a custom pressure line fabricated that is 5" longer than the pressure line supplied by Borgeson. That's to allow the line to go up to the top of the shock tower and back down to the pump. Otherwise it's too close to the headers and really tough to keep from touching them. The return line is the perfect length.You'll need to remove the power brake booster to be able to remove the old steering box and install the new. From recent experience (replacing brake booster), I already know that it's easiest to first remove the driver seat via four 1/2" nuts that are behind the 4 rubber plugs in the floor pan - accessed from beneath the car. Removing the seat lets you lay on your back to get to the four 9/16" nuts under the dash and above the steering column that hold the power booster to the firewall. There's also a 9/16" bolt under the hood that holds the booster in. As you face looking into the hood towards the rear, that bolt is in the upper right hand corner of the firewall - at the 1:00 position of the booster. Don't remove that bolt until you've removed the four nuts under the dash and have disconnected the brake pedal from the booster eye-shaped rod. That way the booster won't fall as you're laying on your back under the dash removing the last nut - the last bolt under the hood holds it in place. You will need a 9/16" deep-well socket and a universal joint with an extension bar to get to the top nut under the dash.The Borgeson instructions tell you to mount the new gearbox first, then collapse the steering shaft into the column. Don't do that. Collapse the column first or you won't have room for the hammer to tap the end of the steering shaft and collapse it.NOTE! After 3 weeks of troubleshooting, I discovered that the Borgeson steering box requires more fluid pressure than most stock Ford pumps are capable of creating - that's especially true of a remanufactured pump. Do yourself a favor and buy the Saginaw style pump right up front. It will save you lots of headaches. If you have factory air conditioning, the Saginaw PS pump will need to be tilted out towards the driver side fender so that the dipstick can be removed. That means you'll need a different PS belt because the pump pulley is further away from the crank pulley. For a 1969 Mach 1 with a 351W, the new belt needed will be 3/8" wide by 51" to 52" long. I use Type FA transmission fluid in my setup and it's working great.

Everything is exactly as advertised.