Saginaw steering box

[frosty]

Anyone know how to tell what year vehicle a steering box came from? I've got one from an XJ but dont know the year. I know they should be pretty much all the same but the rebuild kits are different part numbers for different years. At least 1990-1995 and 1996-2001 are different numbers. The small pics I have found so far might just mean a difference in what all is included. I cant see seal colors to determine if they are different.

[67temp]

Looking at napa for a 98 and a 90 the input of each look different. I know my 98 and 87 have different style steering shafts.

[frosty]

I'll have to do some looking. A quick glance at rockauto.com shows that 2 companies list the same replacement part number for 1987 - 1998. One list the same number for 1987 - 1991 and a different one for 1998.

[67temp]

Here are a few things I see between the pics of a 98 and 90.

[Dave01XJ]

Dave was this the 91 you got off me?

[frosty]

Here are a few things I see between the pics of a 98 and 90.

Might be older than 1998. It doesnt have that little tip on the input shaft.


Dave was this the 91 you got off me?

No, the one that was on the jeep before the '91. I tapped it for 3/8" NPT instead of 1/4" on the '91 and plan to rebuild it.

[frosty]

Still need to figure out what box it is for sure but I went ahead and ordered Edelmann #8522. It is a very complete kit and the price was pretty good from rockauto.com as well.

The problem I found was that if you get a seal kit (Edelmann 8775) for a 1996 - 2001 its just that, a seal kit. I didnt find a rebuild kit for those years. I wanted to replace the bearings in the box and to do so on the newer boxes you have to buy them separately. They were included in the kit I bought and everything fits as it should.