Glider
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My steering box is way gone, tightend it stone hard but still has a play way to biiig... So I wonder if a box from a -59 Windsor would fit my -56 New Yorker?
I did a little research. I found some matching part numbers that indicate 57-59 are the same "chuck" (as Chrysler calls it), however the part numbers for 55-56 are different. You would need to physically compare the boxes. You could likely get the box from the 56 rebuilt.
I downloaded the steering sections from the 55-58 and 59 parts catalogs.How do the part numbers for the internal parts compare? The cases might not swap but maybe the guts will.
Kevin
Considering how different the '55-'56 cars were from the '57-'59 cars, I highly suspect that the two steering boxes would not be "a bolt-in" deal. I also suspect that even if you changed the complete steering systems, that it would not work without a lot of fabrication. Might even need to change the steering columns too. Too many differences.
Rebuilding by a quality rebuilder might be the only option as any other used chuck you might find could be worse than what you have.
Check in the resources on the two Chrysler 300 Letter Car club website might be an option worth investigating. There's a link to one in the recent "300E Parts" thread. Might even be some links at www.jholst.net (plus parts book downloads).
Just some thoughts,
CBODY67