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Hello, I have begun putting my 1950 1 1/2 ton back together after being sidelined by heart surgery. I need to know what is missing on the firewall where the steering shaft goes through? Pictures below from inside and outside. The cab is not lined up I guess because it’s rubbing the firewall.

Is this the original cab for your truck, or a donor?

Mike B

It’s original, my dad bought it in 1950

There is a thick rubber/plastic on ‘55+ that might be configured to work.

Ed

Ok thanks, I’ll check it out

The stock steering column cover is a metal/rubber affair that will cover the hole both at the toeboard and vertical section of the firewall. It looks like your cover is not the correct one.

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It does look like your cab has sagged a bit as the pedal openings appear to have rubbed the top of the opening for the pedal.

The 4-speed trucks use a 4-5/16" long oval shaped rubber grommet that has the 36* bend and it covers the top half of the hole opening. It won't have the column shifter rod hole.

Mike B

EDIT, the grommet is ROUND, not oval

I have looked at several vendors sites and they all look round to me. I found some pictures online of original trucks and they look like they have a round metal cover with a round rubber seal ( which is missing from mine) and some kind of sponge rubber that fills in the rest of the oval hole.
I think I will order the round seal that goes under the metal cover and try to make something to fill in the rest of the oval hole

I think you're right, I assumed it was oval, my bad, but now after looking in the parts book again it is round.

Sorry for the confusion,

The Toe Pan Seal is p/n 3687204. The Rubber Grommet in p/n 3685928 (36* bend - 1-11/16" ID x 4-5/16" OD).

Mike B