351W Power Steering attachment plate

[BigBrother-84]

Hi Gentlemen!

I will change the bracket plate that attaches the power steering to the motor block.
Big Brother's one is a Frankenstein one, probably made from a 302.  It creates a misalignment of the pulley.
Can someone send a picture of a real OEM one, so I will have the portrait of the wanted suspect.

Thanks!

[salans7]

You're looking for part number E4TZ-3C511-C. As you have discovered, it is different from the 302 bracket. It looks similar, but it is longer and has an "X" stamped in the center for strength.

https://www.garysgaragemahal.com/#nabble-td41375

[BigBrother-84]

Thanks for the link Shaun!


This thread mentions that some 70's and early 80’s could probably fit.
There’s a bunch of old F-Series at a junk yard near here, I’ll take a look next week.

[Pete Whitstone]

I might have one leftover from my serpentine belt swap. I will take a look tonight.

[BigBrother-84]

Thanks Pete, let me know if so.

I asked to my local junk yard, they will verify their old F-Series stock, waiting for their answer.

[Pete Whitstone]

Here are two accessory brackets I found, one appears factory:







And one that appears to be more homemade, there's some welding on it that is obviously not factory.





If either of those are what you're looking for, I'll get them in the mail to you.

[BigBrother-84]

Hi Pete,

Folowing the other thread https://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/351-Windsor-Power-steering-bracket-td41375.html, the 351W plate is supposed to have an X stamped on it:




It is supposed to differ from the 302 one, illustrated on the diagram (and looking a lot as yours):




Is it possible your OEM one comes from a 302?  If not, I am really confused...

[Pete Whitstone]

I got the motor from someone who supposedly pulled it out of a motorhome. A lot of the bracketry was cobbled together, as you saw on the other piece. So it would not surprise me at all if this piece does not belong on a 351. So probably no need for the confusion, it's just not the right piece.

[BigBrother-84]

No problem Pete!  Thanks for trying!
👍

[Megiddo]

The PS bracket on my 351 has the "x"

My pulley alignment problem is on the air conditioner, which I have not yet hooked up.  The tensioner pulley witch is misaligned by the width of the pulley I'm not sure how these pictures got rotated.   Sorry.

[BigBrother-84]

Tom, thanks for these complementary informations.
This seems to confirm that the X stamped plate is really the one for the 351W.
So hard to find!  My junk yard has any.  Found only one on the web (eBay), not cheap but I ordered it.
I can't wait to receive the parcel and confirm this is the part I am looking for.
I’ll post here the result of this operation.

Thanks everyone for your inputs!