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12-15-2018, 06:47 PM | #1 |
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61 Ford power steering question
I am putting an o ring kit in a full size 61 Ford power steering control valve. My question is about the spool valve. I kept things in order until I washed parts. The question is now I notice the spool valve has one end that is about .500 and the other is about .564. Does the larger end go toward the end dust cover or the smaller go to the end dust cover? (Dust cover near the left tire.) Does anyone have a good break down of assy? I have looked at some pic's but they don't really show size difference. If some one has a control valve they could remove the end cap and thin plate and measure that end of the shaft that would answer my question. I'm thinking 60-64 Ford & Mercury big car and maybe others. should be about the same. This spool somewhat resembles mine. If you need to send pic. email to
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12-16-2018, 04:51 PM | #2 |
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Re: 61 Ford power steering question
I suggest getting a shop manual for your car. They cover complete rebuilding of each power steering component in the manual.
To my knowledge, they only made two different control valves through the '50's-early '60's. The older type, discontinued in 1956 had a separate clamp at the socket-tube/drag-link end, whereas the '56 and later valves had a built-in clamp at the end of the socket tube. Assuming all these had the same valve-spool; the '56 Car shop manual says: Insert the large end of the spool into the right hand end of the control valve housing while turning the spool (coated with ATF). Thus, the large end of the valve spool will reside at the centering-spring/cap end of the control valve. |
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12-16-2018, 05:10 PM | #3 |
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