Steering Repair Information for Imperials and Chrysler Imperials

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Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference on Oil & Grease Seals from January, 1953 (includes an interesting section on power and manual steering seals).

• Center Link (also known as the Drag Link)

• Column Jacket

  • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference on the 1967 Steering Column Service, from February, 1967.

• General Steering System Terms and How The System Works (including which power steering systems are used throughout the Imperial years.)

• Loose steering systems and what can be done to make them tighter.

• MANUAL STEERING

  • General Diagnosis of problems with your manual steering.

• POWER STEERING 

  • General Diagnosis of problems with your power steering.

  • Hydraulic Power Steering 

    • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference booklet from January, 1952 introducing the new hydraulic power steering system, explaining how it operates and differs from the manual system. 

    • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference booklet from February, 1952 explaining how to diagnose and repair the hydraulic power steering systems.

    • Read Chrysler's Master Technicians Service Conference booklet from February, 1955 explaining Servicing The Coaxial Power Steering Unit.

  • How to bleed the power steering system.

  • Power Steering Belts

  • Power Steering Fluid

  • Power Steering Pump

    • How to test your power steering pump's pressure.

  • Power Steering Pulley

  • Should you drive your Imperial without the power steering functioning??

• Noises

• Steering Box

• Steering Gear Alignment

• Steering Hoses

• Steering Wheels

• Tightening References

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