I may be missing the bigger picture here, but my Suburban has the electronic steering gear, as seen in the pictures. No power steering fluid reservoir or fluid to contend with. From what I am seeing (pictures were sent from my technician), could he not just install the new engine and hook my existing electronic steering gear back up like before? Isn't the steering linkage/gear an isolated part from the engine?
I am still gambling on being able to retain my electronic steering gear that is in the Suburban. I am concerned if trying to convert to hydraulic, there may be more issues than are worth dealing with. We are retaining my factory ECM and TCM. Wouldn't my existing steering gear just plug back into those connections as before?
Either way, I guess we'll find out soon enough. My technician seems deeply motivated to get this job done, and he is a very creative problem solver, so I am hopeful that he can come to a viable solution.
