STEERING COLUMN

I tackled the steering gear yesterday and today. It felt very stiff and what I found was the inner and outer tubes were both bent and the bracket that holds the reduction box to the scuttle was cracked and bent. Otherwise the internal parts were in very good condition. I also found that the draglink was bent indicating a wee bit of a bumping at some point.

I cleaned it all up and straightened the two tubes, welded up the bracket and then reassembled it all. I did lub it all during assembly and will pump more in. the spline and key way were perfect.
Here is Mr. Before:

And after: