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    Finally got the power steering done. Wow! I love it. Just wanted to report the 1977 wagonneer donor gearbox fit like a champ. I was even able to use the hoses with a little shortening of the return line. The pitman arm bolted right to my steering linkage after removing the large spacer washer that was between the stock arm and the linkage. My question is, is it okay to remove that washer? The waggy didn't have the washer and the casting of the power box's arm is thicker than the original manual box. Everything looks the same as far as fit and it seems great but then, I have a total of 1 mile seat time since the install and don't want to find out it's wrong while I'm driving.

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    I did, what could it hurt? Everything is working ok after 2 years.

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    I have never seen the washer you are talking about Wrecker, but as long as the taper on the pitman arm end pulls tightly into the center link and there is a little thread above the nut on it, I'd be OK with it.

    And that power steering is nice isn't it?

    Now if I had that on my Deuce........
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    Washer doesnt sound right to me...

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    Quote Originally Posted by brute4c View Post
    Washer doesnt sound right to me...
    It's almost a spacer or bushing. About 1/4 inch thick and really tight fit around the base of the tapered draglink end. Sounds like Airborne had the same thing?

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    You said that a 1977 gearbox works. Does anyone know what other years work? It seems like the FSJ didn't really change that much during the course of its life, so I'd think that the parts probably didn't either.

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    The early 1962-1965 or so FSJ trucks had a different steering system than the later versions. I have a '62 and the steering box is just like a M38A1. I don't know when they changed the FSJ over to the Saginaw box. But, 1972 keeps popping to mind.
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    1973 and back is bad.
    1974 and up is good.

    So all the 74 and up Jeep FSJ stuff...till 1991...and you are good to go.

    74 was the point where the frame changed a bit, the steering, disc brakes and other upgrades went in all at once.

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    Smile

    I have no clue as to why that washer was there? Took it off and everything hooked up fine. Sounds as if some have it some don't.

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