Would love to hear more details on this...iron's almost universally better than aluminum, and while my pump's still happy, it's always good to think about the future.typ4 said:NAPA sels a conversion to an iron saginaw.
Also, regarding the rebuild kits including spacers as well as seals...are the spacers what get worn down to make a gearbox too "loose"? If not, what does, and is that/those parts a part of the rebuild kit?
I replaced my gearbox with a reman unit last August, and wihle the reman doesn't have as much play as the old one did, it still has more than I'm happy with. At least to the naked eye, the steering shaft and the rag joint are happy, and the connection at the top of the gearbox is moving as much as the steering wheel moves, while the Pitman arm doesn't move at all...so I think I have a cheaply-done reman