Today was the only time I had this week to work on the truck. I spent today working on the steering box. I did a quick search and found a youtube video,
How-To: Toyota Power Steering Box Hydraulic Assist Mod - YouTube, and went to it. Most of the stuff the guy did was correct. Well it may all be correct, but not for my application. One note to make, I did read the stuff on marlincrawler's site, but did this a long time ago. With time I forget most everything, including, where I left my beer. The problem was he, the guy on youtube, said to drill and tap between the "D" and "A". And that is exactly what I did. This would have worked great if the fitting needed for the hose did not hit the front engine compartment and frame mount. So I removed the box, disassembled and cleaned the box. Then drilled and tapped in the area near the top of the sector shaft, it should be clear in the pics. Now the unit fits in the truck without any fittings making contact with the frame or body. Damn, I should have revisited Marlins Forum before I started.
The nest pics will cover the initial fitting locations. Sorry for the blurry image, but you should get the just of it.
To fix the area I drilled first, I just simply put a 1/4" plug in it, with Teflon tape.
The new location.
Inside engine bay view.
Left wheel well view.
...Between looking for fittings and a tap that is all that I managed to get done.
