I am in need of a new power steering gear, however, my mechanic told me there are like (4) different possibilities. There supposedly is a plate somewhere on the vehicle which identifies the proper steering gear, but, I have not been able to locate it. Any help would be appreciated. Thank-you.
volvolover102

It's either a CAM Gear or a ZF.

In either case, a rebuilt rack from Jorgen Auto comes with the the minor parts needed to interchange, in the event that your rack is not the original one per ID tag.

I assume other rebuilders do the same. I was happy with Jorgen.

--
Bruce Young, '93 940-NA (current), 240s (one V8), 140s, 122s, since '63.

The tag should be in the trunk-on the passenger side, below the back window if your car is a sedan. On the wagons it should be located in the spare tire well. The tag will not specify by type name but rather as "steering gear 1" or "steering gear 2". Beyond that--if your tie rods have a rubber disc at the outer ends that the boot fits over you have a ZF----if the boots reduce in size to the tie rod shaft size, it's a Cam Gear. -- Dave

Not sure where the sticker is on the 1990 model, but mine (1980) is on the radiator support just a bit to the right of the hood latch as you are standing in front of the car looking at the engine. However if your car has ever had significant front end damage from a crash and was repaired or the car was totally repainted, it's possible that tag was removed or painted over. Not sure what else to offer on this problem...

billy242