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#1488715 02/20/2023 1:15 PM
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The steering column hole in the floor is oblong and the seal is round. How are Bolter's handling this?


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The round one is for a 4 speed or floor shift ,the oblong is for the 3 speed with the smaller hole for the shift linkage


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Here is a picture or 1000 words
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I have a 4 speed. My concern is the excess opening around the round seal wear it meets the firewall.


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I wonder also about the round one that does not cover and seal the top of the oblong hole in the floor board

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This picture shows the opening.
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I think this is what you need. It’s a seal for a 3 Speed, Floor Shift.

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87GN,

Your picture of the round seal in place looks a bit odd???

The "4 speed" round style seal and plate in the ad pic posted by KEVINSKI shows a "bent" plate which should fit where the toe-board bend angles upwards. Your pic shows a flat plate.

Is the seal possibly in the wrong spot to cover the whole???

Am sure others will chime in with more info.


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Here's the original one in place.

The hard plastic bezel with the bend goes over the rubber seal.

If your truck has been converted to a stick shift, you'll need to put a rubber or plastic plug over the column shift hole. Even a piece of sheet rubber can be cut in a triangle or whatever to cover the hole under the bezel.
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All,

Going to move this entire conversation over to the Interiors forum as the best place to continue this discussion.

Thanks,

Dan


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I will make the seal. Sometimes I can not see the forest for the trees. Hence my post. I had some doubts that the seal I had was correct. It may also be that the seal jimgmc shows is the correct one. So I will be making my own seal.


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