# Replace power steering column shaft and ball nut..?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-steering-column-shaft-and-ball-nut/71901>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ninety-eight, oldsmobile\
**Created:** [April 13, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-steering-column-shaft-and-ball-nut/71901 "2012-04-13T21:29:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Geomen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Geomen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Geomen)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-steering-column-shaft-and-ball-nut/71901/1 "2012-04-13T21:29:15Z")

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For Olds Or Classic car restorers: On my **'54 Olds 98 holiday deluxe coupe** , I need to replace the **‘power steering column shaft and ball nut’ (ball nut is at end of the shaft).** I have not been able to find similar parts from another '54 Olds 98 holiday… **I found similar parts on a '55 Olds, but before I buy them, will the ‘power steering column shaft and ball nut’ from a '55 98 holiday deluxe 4 dr sedan…interchange from '55 to '54…?**

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-steering-column-shaft-and-ball-nut/71901/2 "2012-04-13T22:20:54Z")

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Chilton indicates that the steering gears in 54 and 55 were totally different. In particular, the later model used a recirculating ball ball nut while the 54 ball nut was fit directly to the worm gear.

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**Author:** ![Geomen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Geomen](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Geomen)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-steering-column-shaft-and-ball-nut/71901/3 "2012-04-17T02:39:33Z")

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Rod Knox, thanks for the info…I’ll continue looking for ‘54 Olds’ parts.

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**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replace-power-steering-column-shaft-and-ball-nut/71901/4 "2012-04-17T03:53:04Z")

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Your welcome, Geomen. Good luck.