The issue
Vehicles equipped with Saginaw type power steering gears. the power steering gears may contain improperly manufactured sector shafts that may fracture possibly resulting in detachment of the pitman arm from the splined portion of the sector shaft. This would result in a loss of steering control.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford CLUB WAGON | 1979 |
| Ford Econoline | 1979 |
| Ford LTD II | 1979 |
| Ford RANCHERO | 1979 |
| Ford Thunderbird | 1979 |
| Mercury Cougar | 1979 |