Steering Steering box ID.

[B4tn]

All, is this a saginaw 800 steering gear? The input shaft seal is leaking. I don’t know the history or how old it is so was going to order a new one from rock auto.

 

[TSB8C]

Yous indeed appears to be a Saginaw. Notice the "S in a square" logo on the bottom adjacent to the output shaft. The 800 and the 808 are the two common models in CJs. The 800 has a 70mm piston while the 808 has an 80mm piston. If you measure the end cap, the 70mm is about 3" across while the 80mm is close to 3.5".



Saginaw gearboxes pre-1980 will have 5/8" and 11/16" SAE inverted flare fittings while gearboxes after 1980 will have 16mm and 18mm O-ring fittings.

 

[B4tn]

Thanks! That’s a huge help. I measured and piston is 3” so will go with an 800. But now I have to work out what was done here. Looks like the fittings are neither flare or O-Ring. They look like pipe fittings to me. My dad plumbed in a hydraulic winch.

 

[CJ]

The actual fittings to the box look like flare fittings from your image. Why not just take one off to validate? BTW, since you are replacing the box you can use a 800 a 808 or any Saginaw box.
Your CJ mounting bracket should have four holes to accommodate a variety of boxes.
I prefer the 808 variable ratio box out of an 80s GM. Might only be available with oring fittings but there are adapters available.

 

[B4tn]

I could, just being kind of lazy. To get to the fittings I’m going to have to take the winch and bumper off. I don’t have a garage and the south Florida heat is brutal lol

 

[CJ]

I could, just being kind of lazy. To get to the fittings I’m going to have to take the winch and bumper off. I don’t have a garage and the south Florida heat is brutal lol

I know about the heat my fellow adjacent FL CJer...

 

[B4tn]

I know about the heat my fellow adjacent FL CJer...
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It’s no joke for sure.