[ihc] Re: RHD vs. LHD steering boxes

["Robert Weber" <robertjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The problem with the LHD box isn't the rotation, it's the mounting.  The
factory scout LHD box mounts on the outside of the frame.  When you move
it to the right side of the truck, it mounts on the inside of the frame. 
There isn't room on a V8 to mount it on the inside.

The Ford box we had mounted correctly, but the rotation was wrong, so we
swapped the input, worm and sector shaft from one with the correct
rotation.  It wasn't that much work - wouldn't even call drilling new
holes and adding spacers "fabrication", takes longer to get the tools out
than to mount the gear.

Took some pictures this weekend. Didn't have time to actually clean off
the grease (scout was in the middle of it's daily rounds), but hopefully
they will help.  Will post tonight.

Bob

>
> Couldn't one take the input shaft, worm and sector shaft from a LHD box
> and
> put it the RHD box and vice versa?  Thus making a correct rotation box?
> It
> doesn't seem like too big of a chore.
>
> JoelB
>
> I'm going to file this info away.  On a vehicle with the straight 6
> cylinder engine, the LHD P/S box can work.  On a vehicle with a V8 you
> run into problems - that trick won't work.  You either do the Ford box
> switch, OR you get the "mythic Travelall box" and use that.  Yes, I know
> it rotates in the wrong direction, but if you can mount it far enough
> forward on the frame rail, it should work.  Either solution requires
> some degree of fabrication, but at least the T/A box is a legitimate IHC
> part.  And may save you some work with the pitman arm - I'm not sure on
> that part.  Even if you could reverse the rotation on the T/A box, the
> bolt holes don't line up, so it's probably not worth the effort to even
> try that.
>
> Dave