Power steering question

[ol'George]

Originally Posted by inspectorudy

I see that there is always a way to do anything just from your responses. Chip, how do you make a 90 degree bend like the ones on top of the tranny with the fitting already on the line? Or did you do the bend first and then put the fitting on the line and then flared it? I was looking at the PS kit for the 82 series that was offered by IH as a DIY conversion kit. They used a combination of unions, 90 D elbows and hoses to do most of the conversion. I was thinking of keeping the two main lines from the tranny and using unions and short hoses for the final connection. Any comments on this method? In the conversion kit they used 90 d elbows on the PS valve and then hoses or short lines with another 90 d on the end. I found a place near me that makes hoses and they have all of the needed fittings for hoses but none for lines. Chip, did you use 3/8 brake line to make your lines? Is there any special way to bend or re-form the OEM lines? They seem so damn hard that I was afraid I would break them. Would heat help? I'm on a search and decide mission today to see if I can find some local answers. Once again thank you for your ideas. BTW, George, how did you extend the fron axles?

I ground the weld away and removed the original stub axle off the 'C" shaped pivot.
Having a piece or 2-1/2" dia. bar stock on hand, I turned it down on one end to fit the wheel, (1" dia)
On the other end I turned it down to 1" also, but only 1/4" long, as a locating stub to go into the "C" shaped pivot and welded it to duplicate as was stock.
That puts the wheel 2" farther away than original, and strength is added so as not to bend it because of the larger diameter as is shown in the pix.
Both wheels were done that way.
I really like the stability of the wider stance, the difference is like day and night on my side hills.