Power steering woes.

Rusty67 said:

Bad idea. What if he wants to change steering setups later ? Go to manual ? Switch to a R&P ? Go to an inigral power steering box ? Now you gota "unweld" that bracket.

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You mean that they don't make spary on weld remover.
Thats what they make grinders for! I welded mine, then the bracket it itself broke about ten years later. Cut it off(unwelded), welded on new one. Problem solved.

Drill 2 holes in the rail and put nuts/washers on the backside. Has worked for me since 1992.

I have welded them on ocassion. Usually upon request. But, that's not what he asked for...and not everyone has the experiance and equipment to A. weld it on, or B. cut it back off. The crush nuts are a cleaner and original solution. It should be a last resort. If the hols are so rusted out that you cannot get the crush nuts to tighten up, then it's not always worth the time and effor to repair a hole like that.

Edster, it's not just a nut you beat into the hole. It;s a crush sleeve. Make sure you get the crush nuts in tight without the bracket installed. You should be able to put a bolt in the crush nut with a flat washer that covers the lip of the crush nut, but does not catch on the edge of the frame when you put the crush nut in the hole. Tighten down the crushnut till it's good and tight. You should be able to remove the bolt and flat washer, and it should remain tight in the hole. You can then put the bracket up and put the correct length bolts in place.

I thought this was worth revisiting in case anyone else has had to deal with this. Found this on the stangersite that someone put up in a related thread. The instructions there to install the crush sleeve say to put a nut down on the bolt, then the flat washer, then thread the bolt into the crush sleeve. Hold the bolt stationary,and turn the nut with a wrench to crush the sleeve in place. Hereis the link:
http://www.stangerssite.com/framebrackets.html