{"id":25,"date":"2026-04-10T12:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:35:40","slug":"how-do-i-rebuild-my-steering-box","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/?page_id=25","title":{"rendered":"How do I rebuild my steering box?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>But I Don\u2019t Know How To Rebuild My Steering Box\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">As we all know, YouTube has a ton of videos for our Model A, and there are great publications that walk you though the intricacies of rebuilding your steering box and steering systems. \u00a0So here are some hints that can help.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>PUBLICATIONS<\/strong> (most are available from the regular Model A vendors and the national organizations MARC and MAFCA)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Model A Ford Mechanics Handbook,\u00a0Volume I by Les Andrews, Section 1, Pages 295-307<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Restorer\u2019s Model A Shop Manual\u00a0by Jim Schild, Pages 52-58<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">MARC \u201cTechnically Speaking\u201d Articles Collection, available from the Model A Restorer\u2019s Club. \u00a0Volume 2, pages 76-82.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE<\/strong> (The Paul Shinn videos are commonly accepted as the some of the best for teaching many mechanical aspects of the Model A. \u00a0There are others, such as Epic Restorations, that do a great job showing us what we need to know!)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Paul Shinn, the Model A Guy.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ModelA\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ModelA<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RvRR-j3BOPE?si=qpIhPnWHOaz-6WNu\">How to build and adjust a Ford Model A Steering Box<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hjaI-Od_v8U?si=C4Ds4t-Rw5FlZqP5\">How to adjust a Ford Model A 2-tooth steering box and help prevent DEATH!<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yUuUQ-BgB-c?si=3BE6vr4Wikqkculi\">Rebuilding a 2-Tooth Steering Box vs Replacing with an F100 Steering Box<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fvt4bxt3lQo?si=WSQFyzOgzR-0i6hw\">2-Tooth and 7-Tooth Steering Box: How to Tell Them Apart<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Epic Restorations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/JI7EjvwHHIg?si=CMGl2jJK7OZvM67W\">Episode 22: Ford Model A 2-Tooth Steering Box Rebuild\/Disassembly\/Worm Gear\/Steering Column<\/a>\u00a0(You do not reuse your steering shaft with our kit!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/T0kmW7Zk8HA?si=gnIAm3csjO_RBq4C\">Episode 23: 2-Tooth Steering Gear Box Rebuild\/Worm Gear<\/a>\u00a0(You do not reuse your steering shaft with our kit!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/w3gPt5bQwAg?si=siYvaomu4xQqXVP-\">Episode 24: How to Rebuild and Adjust a Ford Model A Steering Gear Box<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/J_a9plgx_rI?si=crThhJmeSKG-Hibt\">Episode 25: Ford Model A Steering Column Rebuild<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZaFC50UM3nY?si=3slsVjNztzcxJ3A2\">Episode 26: Ford Model A Horn and Light Switch Rod Replacement\/Steering Rebuild<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Model-A-steering-logo-scaled-2-300x116.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Model-A-steering-logo-scaled-2-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Model-A-steering-logo-scaled-2-1024x396.png 1024w, https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Model-A-steering-logo-scaled-2-768x297.png 768w, https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Model-A-steering-logo-scaled-2-1536x593.png 1536w, https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Model-A-steering-logo-scaled-2-2048x791.png 2048w, https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Model-A-steering-logo-scaled-2-1200x464.png 1200w, https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Model-A-steering-logo-scaled-2-1980x765.png 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Model A Steering LLC<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We are conveniently located in central Florida between Daytona Beach and the Orlando Metropolitan Area.<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Kevin Duffy, President<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">1000 Saddle Hill Road, DeLand, FL 32720<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:KRDuffy@me.com?Subject=Model%20A%20Steering%20Question\">KRDuffy@ModelASteering.com<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">386.547.9625<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We are active members of:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/crankinasfl.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crankin\u2019 A\u2019s of Daytona Beach<\/a> (Vice President)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/modelarestorersclub.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Model A Restorers Club<\/a> (MARC)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mafca.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Model A Ford Club of America<\/a> (MAFCA)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maffi.org\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Model A Ford Foundation Inc.<\/a> (MAFFI)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But I Don\u2019t Know How To Rebuild My Steering Box\u2026 As we all know, YouTube has a ton of videos for our Model A, and there are great publications that walk you though the intricacies of rebuilding your steering box and steering systems. \u00a0So here are some hints that can help. PUBLICATIONS (most are available&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/?page_id=25\" class=\"\"><span>Read More<\/span><i>&#43;<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136,"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelasteering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}