Very interested to see how this turns out also it would be a good idea to get your sector shaft magnafluxed before reassembling. My dust seal is kaput on my 08 steering box I'm thinking about carrying a spare sector shaft on the trails, since it's lighter than a whole steering box Let us know what part numbers you use and where you got them

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Gotcha! The sector shaft BENDS, not BREAKS so i dont see a mag. Being worthwhile. Everything ive read says that doesnt happen untill 37s. Espeacially with 2007-2009 units.

 

I think the break is more common than bending ...hence the mag. Eddie's Moby just broke a sector shaft a couple weeks ago. I'm on 37's so I'm interested in what it takes to rebuild the box with new bearings/bushings and seal as where to get the parts

 

give west texas offroad a call and theyll help you out

 

After your rebuild you can install a sector shaft brace to add another bearing out near the end of the shaft. As it stands there is only one bearing to support the torques of turning those over-sized tires in rough terrain. Rock Solid Performance, JKS, and Synergy Suspension are 3 manufacturers that make them.

 

Well, thats kinda a band-aid approach. I think I am gonna make a ram-assist steering setup to put all the pressure on the cylinder instead of the pump/sector shaft.

 

I was thinking the same thing... except that quite a few folks including Eddie have broken sector shafts even with ram assist. I think that has to do with not "clocking" the steering box stops inside, therefore the ram is still pushing even though the pitman arm is at a physical steering stop. I went with a JKS sector shaft brace and things do feel more solid/less slop, at the same time I also installed a Synergy tie rod and drag link flip as well as Reid knuckles. I wanted the steering to be as stable and reliable as possible. Still am considering Ram assist in the future, I just think a Hemi should come first

 

I actually only run 32" BFGs now, so a DIY ram setup is more because I want to take pressure off the pump and add a cooler.i just got the seals now comes the rebuild and tapping for the ram!

 

Where did you get the seals? Did you get the sector shaft bushing too? I'll bet they're worn...

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