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- Location
- Laurel, Delaware
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Manual
I am building my first Ranger, a 1992 Ranger using a 2.3L turbo engine from a 1988 Thunderbird but the part that I am currently stuck on is the steering. My Ranger came with power steering from the factory but I have decided to replace this with a manual steering box (that I purchased from someone on here, thanks if you are reading this!). My problem is that the spline count on the input to the factory power steering box is different than the new manual steering box that I purchased. There is a shaft that runs from between the firewall to the steering box (that I believe is called an intermediate shaft) and the spline count on my factory one does not match up to the splines on the new manual steering box that I have. The spline count on my factory steering box is 29, I counted 15 in the steering shaft (but part of it was flat and smooth, it looks like it was designed that way). The manual steering box has a spline count of 25. I have been stuck on this for several days now and I do not want to force it or weld it so I hope someone has some suggestions or solutions. Thank you to everyone in advance!