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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 128 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 128 | Okay I think/thought I got a deal on an automatic steering column on E-Bay for my '65 C-10, it's an automatic column out of a '67-72 C-10. After bidding and buying the column I started looking closer at the photos... I don't think the actual steering column rod is in the one I bought... can I just use the one from the manual column or did I just buy a $25 part to throw on the scrap pile?
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Lee | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Are you talking the center steering shaft or the shift linkage rod? I don't think the steering shaft will interchange, the older column has the shaft going all the way down to the steering box with the rag joint built in where the newer one stops at the end of the column and is splined for an intermediate shaft,
Scott | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 128 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 128 | Thanks... anybody want to buy a '67-72 steering column? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 11 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 11 | Are the upper and lower bearings good? | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 128 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 128 | No clue, I haven't gotten the column yet.
Lee | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 112 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 112 | Drill out the plastic pins,cut off end where rag joint goes, weld your old one on( if you are using original steering box). bolt on. There! | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 128 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 128 | blu 64: Thanks!! I'm going to be switching over to power steering but it sounds like this may not have to end up in the scrap pile if I take my time and actually look over what I have.
Lee | | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | The center steering rod will swap from the adjustable length to the non-adjustable, from 63-66 solid shaft into the later 67-72 column, like blu64 said just adjust the length if neccessary, no welding is needed tho. The rag joint will work if used on the same box, i.e. some later model power boxes have a smaller input shaft than others. Should be a darn near bolt in, the only real diff is where it mounts to the dash-either weld on 2 new nuts or use sheetmetal screws to mount. Brian | | | | | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,552 | LeeA:
For sake of originality, try finding a factory original '64-'66 Chevy automatic steering column. I have replaced a few non-original steering columns on a few of my '64-'66 Chevy trucks with original used replacements bought on eBay. This route is a bolt-on and does not require shaft/rag joint modifications. Good luck with your project.
Tony | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,441 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,441 | get a set of flaming river connectors and you can use the old "D" shaft to connect it all together.
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