Steering linkage for 1969 PB Autosleeper

Redneck

New Member
Hi there guys, excuse my first post on this forum being here, scrounging for parts! I've recently bought 1969 PB autosleeper, in rough but good overall condition; the previous owner and his friend started stripping it down in his workshop and stopped about five years ago once the front subframe and engine were out, various pieces went walkies from here and whilst I now have a subframe and suspension back on the front and the wheels are tied together- I have no linkage between the track rod arms and the steering column/box!
I've had a real job trying to even find a diagram or picture to really see what it is I'm actually after, but this is about as best as I can describe it! If anyone has these parts available or even a diagram picture clearly showing the assembly, I'd be most grateful!
Looking forward to becoming a part of the community and giving something back, once I've got my head around this old gal!
 
Hi and welcome to the Madhouse:D
An Auto sleeper - excellent, pics please:) What you describe is a simple rod threaded at both ends with a ball joint screwed on, but I guess you've gathered that;) You will hear the name Martin Maltas used a lot on here and he is our main source of used spares and indeed one of the major suppliers of new ones, I'm sure he'll have a steering rod or two on the shelf.
 
Excellent, yeah I figured that must be more or less the arrangement so thanks for confirming that; it's just hard to visualise looking at it in situ! I've got Martin's website up at the moment and was going to shoot him an email to see what he might have... I just want to double check I'm not missing anything else, it's a shame the manual doesn't have any diagram views of this assembly (presumably because it's so simple!). I'll put up some photos that were given to me when I bought it, that are in turn from a few years ago! Once I can steer the van out of the garage without kicking the tyres to steer I'll update them!
 
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