I have a 1955 olds 88 two door sedan with 324 engine the car has manual steering and I would like to change it out to power steering. I was able to get a power steering pump with the mounting bracket. I'm gonna need things like two v-grove fan and harmonic balancer pulleys, steering box, hoses and the inner tie rod on the pitman arm side. I was told that rod needed to be changed because the steering box location changed the pitman arm location. Also can anyone tell me what size thread is on the power steering pump it seems to be metric like 13 mm. Also should there be a spacer between the pulley and the pump body? The shaft is .750 dia.
and it's not tappered or shouldered. Does anyone know? Help

 

Those pulleys are probably going to be a little had to find. We bought a parts car to get the power steering and brakes off of for my friends 54. That is the ideal way to do it. We sent the power steering sector to Chip at Power Steering Inc in Springfield. He did an excellent job and is highly recommended by others on this board. Here is a sector I saw on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1954-...s#ht_500wt_975

 

I know you have to do a lot of looking to find parts for these gems.
Thanks for your help. I'll check out the link to e-bay.
Oh I was in Germany while in the Army !960-62
Thanks again! oldsnut40

 

Could try Ron Memmer 574-583-9763. He's in Monticello, Indiana.