Hello everyone. I'm new to this site. I found it in a search trying to help out a friend that is restoring a 1971 Checy truck.
Hopefully someone might know what's up with this steering column.
This is a long question.
I have a friend that is restoring a 1971 C-10 Chevy truck. The cab has been replaced complete with a steering column.(old cab had a floor shift)
The chassis has a 3 speed automatic transmission.
Following the procedure in the shop manual, to the letter, (more than once), the pointer in the cab ends up rotated too far to the left. The manual mentions not to be concerned with the pointer position and that it will be covered in section 9 of the manual. Thats where the delima is. No where in section 9 do they talk about the pointer position. It must have slipped their mind!!! They only talk about setting end-play.
If the bolts in the collar, at the bottom end of the column, are removed it is possible to rotate the collar so that the pointer is in the proper position. The linkage to the transmission can be adjusted to be in the correct gear to agree. However, there are then no bolt holes that line up with the collar.
It's important that the pointer agrees with the proper position so that the neutral safety switch works properly.
What I don't know is:
1. Are there different components between a steering column for a two speed and a three speed transmission.
2. Is there an adjustment somewhere else that can be made on the upper end. (that's the part the manual left out). Looking at it, there doesn't appear to be any adjustment.
Thanks for any help.
Doug
