Jeff Strickland

There is a brace from Currie that goes across from the steering box and
connects to the passenger side frame rail. You need one.





"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:LxUib.10$sA4.9594@news.uswest.net...
> I'm sick of my stock steering box brackets on my CJ. Went to Moab this
> weekend and only did easy/moderate trails and the damn thing had bolts
> coming out again (the one in back you can't reach). I didn't use any
> locktight on the threads when I put it back together but I did use lock
> washers where I could and I try to check them frequently.
>
> Then I think all of the moving around that the box did, loosened my
pressure
> line from the pump. Nice steady leak. Of course you can't get a wrench
on
> that worth a damn so it started to strip.. ended up leaking BAD. Drove
two
> hours home stopping to fill it every 30 or so miles. It was leaking bad
and
> was pretty much empty every time I stopped to check it... so I imagine I
> probably burned up my pump (not that I cared at the time). We'll see.
>
> Anyway my question is has anyone used an aftermarket steering box bracket
> like this one?
>
http://www.rockcrawler.com/techrepor...acket/index.as
> p
>
> Thoughts.. opinions.... I'm REALLY sick of messing with the stock one
> (tightening and re tightening). If I go aftermarket I will probably add
the
> steering box brace as well. I'm only removing this one more time for
> repairs!
>
>

Jeff Strickland

There is a brace from Currie that goes across from the steering box and
connects to the passenger side frame rail. You need one.





"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:LxUib.10$sA4.9594@news.uswest.net...
> I'm sick of my stock steering box brackets on my CJ. Went to Moab this
> weekend and only did easy/moderate trails and the damn thing had bolts
> coming out again (the one in back you can't reach). I didn't use any
> locktight on the threads when I put it back together but I did use lock
> washers where I could and I try to check them frequently.
>
> Then I think all of the moving around that the box did, loosened my
pressure
> line from the pump. Nice steady leak. Of course you can't get a wrench
on
> that worth a damn so it started to strip.. ended up leaking BAD. Drove
two
> hours home stopping to fill it every 30 or so miles. It was leaking bad
and
> was pretty much empty every time I stopped to check it... so I imagine I
> probably burned up my pump (not that I cared at the time). We'll see.
>
> Anyway my question is has anyone used an aftermarket steering box bracket
> like this one?
>
http://www.rockcrawler.com/techrepor...acket/index.as
> p
>
> Thoughts.. opinions.... I'm REALLY sick of messing with the stock one
> (tightening and re tightening). If I go aftermarket I will probably add
the
> steering box brace as well. I'm only removing this one more time for
> repairs!
>
>

Jeff Strickland

There is a brace from Currie that goes across from the steering box and
connects to the passenger side frame rail. You need one.





"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:LxUib.10$sA4.9594@news.uswest.net...
> I'm sick of my stock steering box brackets on my CJ. Went to Moab this
> weekend and only did easy/moderate trails and the damn thing had bolts
> coming out again (the one in back you can't reach). I didn't use any
> locktight on the threads when I put it back together but I did use lock
> washers where I could and I try to check them frequently.
>
> Then I think all of the moving around that the box did, loosened my
pressure
> line from the pump. Nice steady leak. Of course you can't get a wrench
on
> that worth a damn so it started to strip.. ended up leaking BAD. Drove
two
> hours home stopping to fill it every 30 or so miles. It was leaking bad
and
> was pretty much empty every time I stopped to check it... so I imagine I
> probably burned up my pump (not that I cared at the time). We'll see.
>
> Anyway my question is has anyone used an aftermarket steering box bracket
> like this one?
>
http://www.rockcrawler.com/techrepor...acket/index.as
> p
>
> Thoughts.. opinions.... I'm REALLY sick of messing with the stock one
> (tightening and re tightening). If I go aftermarket I will probably add
the
> steering box brace as well. I'm only removing this one more time for
> repairs!
>
>

Fletcher

I just installed a MORE bracket on mine, was easy to install, and it is
going to be a very gloomy day before I break that one. After comparing the
MORE to the stock bracket, I can see why the stock brackets break so easy.
Also the currie bar would do a nice job, it braces right where mine was
cracking, if I had that before I ruined mine the factory brace may still be
good.


"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:LxUib.10$sA4.9594@news.uswest.net...
> I'm sick of my stock steering box brackets on my CJ. Went to Moab this
> weekend and only did easy/moderate trails and the damn thing had bolts
> coming out again (the one in back you can't reach). I didn't use any
> locktight on the threads when I put it back together but I did use lock
> washers where I could and I try to check them frequently.
>
> Then I think all of the moving around that the box did, loosened my
pressure
> line from the pump. Nice steady leak. Of course you can't get a wrench
on
> that worth a damn so it started to strip.. ended up leaking BAD. Drove
two
> hours home stopping to fill it every 30 or so miles. It was leaking bad
and
> was pretty much empty every time I stopped to check it... so I imagine I
> probably burned up my pump (not that I cared at the time). We'll see.
>
> Anyway my question is has anyone used an aftermarket steering box bracket
> like this one?
>
http://www.rockcrawler.com/techrepor...acket/index.as
> p
>
> Thoughts.. opinions.... I'm REALLY sick of messing with the stock one
> (tightening and re tightening). If I go aftermarket I will probably add
the
> steering box brace as well. I'm only removing this one more time for
> repairs!
>
>

Fletcher

I just installed a MORE bracket on mine, was easy to install, and it is
going to be a very gloomy day before I break that one. After comparing the
MORE to the stock bracket, I can see why the stock brackets break so easy.
Also the currie bar would do a nice job, it braces right where mine was
cracking, if I had that before I ruined mine the factory brace may still be
good.


"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:LxUib.10$sA4.9594@news.uswest.net...
> I'm sick of my stock steering box brackets on my CJ. Went to Moab this
> weekend and only did easy/moderate trails and the damn thing had bolts
> coming out again (the one in back you can't reach). I didn't use any
> locktight on the threads when I put it back together but I did use lock
> washers where I could and I try to check them frequently.
>
> Then I think all of the moving around that the box did, loosened my
pressure
> line from the pump. Nice steady leak. Of course you can't get a wrench
on
> that worth a damn so it started to strip.. ended up leaking BAD. Drove
two
> hours home stopping to fill it every 30 or so miles. It was leaking bad
and
> was pretty much empty every time I stopped to check it... so I imagine I
> probably burned up my pump (not that I cared at the time). We'll see.
>
> Anyway my question is has anyone used an aftermarket steering box bracket
> like this one?
>
http://www.rockcrawler.com/techrepor...acket/index.as
> p
>
> Thoughts.. opinions.... I'm REALLY sick of messing with the stock one
> (tightening and re tightening). If I go aftermarket I will probably add
the
> steering box brace as well. I'm only removing this one more time for
> repairs!
>
>

Fletcher

I just installed a MORE bracket on mine, was easy to install, and it is
going to be a very gloomy day before I break that one. After comparing the
MORE to the stock bracket, I can see why the stock brackets break so easy.
Also the currie bar would do a nice job, it braces right where mine was
cracking, if I had that before I ruined mine the factory brace may still be
good.


"Kevin Sperle" <ksperle@nospam.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:LxUib.10$sA4.9594@news.uswest.net...
> I'm sick of my stock steering box brackets on my CJ. Went to Moab this
> weekend and only did easy/moderate trails and the damn thing had bolts
> coming out again (the one in back you can't reach). I didn't use any
> locktight on the threads when I put it back together but I did use lock
> washers where I could and I try to check them frequently.
>
> Then I think all of the moving around that the box did, loosened my
pressure
> line from the pump. Nice steady leak. Of course you can't get a wrench
on
> that worth a damn so it started to strip.. ended up leaking BAD. Drove
two
> hours home stopping to fill it every 30 or so miles. It was leaking bad
and
> was pretty much empty every time I stopped to check it... so I imagine I
> probably burned up my pump (not that I cared at the time). We'll see.
>
> Anyway my question is has anyone used an aftermarket steering box bracket
> like this one?
>
http://www.rockcrawler.com/techrepor...acket/index.as
> p
>
> Thoughts.. opinions.... I'm REALLY sick of messing with the stock one
> (tightening and re tightening). If I go aftermarket I will probably add
the
> steering box brace as well. I'm only removing this one more time for
> repairs!
>
>