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Steering Gear Box - SMB-K 1-1/8 Inch Sector Shaft - Rebuilt ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang smb-f,1967,1967 cougar,1967 mustang,1968,1968 cougar,1968 mustang,1969,1969 cougar,1969 mustang,1970,1970 cougar,1970 mustang,box,c7w,c7z,c8w,c8z,c9w,c9z,charge,core,cougar,d0w,d0z,ford,ford mustang,gear,includes,mercury,mercury cougar,mustang,rebuilt,smb,steering,smbk,smb-k,25920

Steering Gear Box - SMB-K 1-1/8 Inch Sector Shaft - Rebuilt ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang
Item #: 25920

4.70 stars, based on 5 reviews
Rebuilt steering gear box with 16:1 ratio (or 4 rotations of the steering wheel) and 1-1/8 inch sector shaft. The only difference between SMB-F or SMB-K is the tag and inclusion of the Pitman arm. Our rebuilt steering gear boxes for the 67, 68, 69,...
Steering Gear Box - SMB-K 1-1/8 Inch Sector Shaft - Rebuilt ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang
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68 Steering Box

Quality seems to be very good. Steering box is nice and tight. I would recommend this part.

Steering Gear Box - SMB-K 1-1/8 Inch Sector Shaft - Rebuilt ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang
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Much improved steering

This refurbished steering box took a significant amount of on-center play out of the steering. An 800-mile round trip was much more comfortable with this box installed than a previous 120-mile round trip had been.

Steering Gear Box - SMB-K 1-1/8 Inch Sector Shaft - Rebuilt ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang
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Review of Rebuilt Steering Gear Box - SMB-K 1-1/8 Inch Sector Shaft

WCCC,

Your rebuilt steering gear box was prefect, no issues. It was cleaned up, all the teeth were pristine and it functioned perfectly. It definitely removed some slop from my steering wheel. I look forward to sending you a spare tilt steering column I have once it's painted.

-Ken

Steering Gear Box - SMB-K 1-1/8 Inch Sector Shaft - Rebuilt ~ 1967 - 1970 Mercury Cougar / 1967 - 1970 Ford Mustang
North East Noth Carolina
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Very nice rebuilt unit

I have some items in my wish list. 1 of them is the belt line weather strip kit that is out of stock. Please notify me when you get. I will check out on all items when it is in.

Thanks,

Jim

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Central MA
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  • Some improvement
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  • Still too much play
  • Expensive core charge

Will 2nd try be the charm?

I just purchased this product for the second time, not realizing it was the same one I purchased several years ago. Here's hoping this new one provides a better result. The first gearbox of this part number improved the steering but still left a good amount of play so my wife doesn't like driving the car and it's her car. If this one doesn't perform better, I'll have to look into a Borgeson unit.

WCCC Response:
Have you checked out our video on Sloppy Steering? There are a lot of things other than the gear box itself that can cause this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69idxXfXJv4