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nkaminar · 06-14-2024, 07:49 PM

I have the F-100 box on my car. Not sure who did the work as it was on the car when I bought it. The end of a stock box has been welded onto the bottom of the box so that a stock light switch can be used. It has the stock 1930 light switch lever at the top of the steering wheel and the stock steering wheel. So it can be done. Talk to Randy Gross.

Regarding the effort to steer: The effort is much reduced. The F-100 box has a roller that works as the sectors in the stock box. So you have roller on roller and no sliding contact. The roller that acts like a sector has needle bearings.

The F-100 box and all the steering components have to be maintained. With the lower gear ratio (more turns lock to lock) any slop is magnified. Fortunately the F-100 box is easy to adjust, with only one adjustment.

I am not familiar with the F-1 box.

Y-Blockhead · 06-14-2024, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

I have the F-100 box on my car. Not sure who did the work as it was on the car when I bought it. The end of a stock box has been welded onto the bottom of the box so that a stock light switch can be used. It has the stock 1930 light switch lever at the top of the steering wheel and the stock steering wheel. So it can be done. Talk to Randy Gross.

Regarding the effort to steer: The effort is much reduced. The F-100 box has a roller that works as the sectors in the stock box. So you have roller on roller and no sliding contact. The roller that acts like a sector has needle bearings.

The F-100 box and all the steering components have to be maintained. With the lower gear ratio (more turns lock to lock) any slop is magnified. Fortunately the F-100 box is easy to adjust, with only one adjustment.

I am not familiar with the F-1 box.

We just install one of Randy's F-100 steering boxes in a '29 PU for a lady in our club. Randy makes his own light switch rods for the different length columns. I'm not sure how the switch attaches to the box but it uses the original switch. Everything works as it should.

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nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,850	Re: 47 steering gear parts in Model A box? I have the F-100 box on my car. Not sure who did the work as it was on the car when I bought it. The end of a stock box has been welded onto the bottom of the box so that a stock light switch can be used. It has the stock 1930 light switch lever at the top of the steering wheel and the stock steering wheel. So it can be done. Talk to Randy Gross. Regarding the effort to steer: The effort is much reduced. The F-100 box has a roller that works as the sectors in the stock box. So you have roller on roller and no sliding contact. The roller that acts like a sector has needle bearings. The F-100 box and all the steering components have to be maintained. With the lower gear ratio (more turns lock to lock) any slop is magnified. Fortunately the F-100 box is easy to adjust, with only one adjustment. I am not familiar with the F-1 box. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.