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| | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 110 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 110 | I'm pulling the cab off of my `59 1/2 ton and having trouble with the steering column removal. I've got the steering arm off of the gearbox, steering wheel off,coupler an the main shift arm is loose, the three bolts through the frame to the gearbox are out, transmission is out so the shift rods are loose.
What parts come out and what parts stay with the cab? Where does it come apart? I can't even get the splined shaft out of the frame right now. Help.
Last edited by olddaze; 12/22/2011 5:26 PM.
1959 Shortbed stepside 1/2 ton project ![[Linked Image from i236.photobucket.com]](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/olddaze/Chevy%20truck%20project/photobucket-4342-1325944221019.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i236.photobucket.com]](http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/olddaze/Chevy%20truck%20project/20131020_154946.jpg) | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | straight forward - remove the clamp holding the column to the bottom of the dash, remove all the shift parts inside the cab, unbolt the steering box from the frame, jack up the truck, push the box over out of the frame, pull the whole column down and out .... nothing comes apart, nothing stays with the cab, column and box are a single unit
Bill | | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 110 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 110 | Got it out.
Ya forgot a few steps. Shifter arm and 1/2 the shaft has to come off so the upper half of the support clamp and the rubber boot can be slid off the top, also tuck the horn wire into the tube.
What a PITA, aught to be fun figuring out how to put that back together in a few months.
Last edited by olddaze; 12/22/2011 7:05 PM.
1959 Shortbed stepside 1/2 ton project | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,887 | no, you missed it  ... remove all the shift parts inside the cab.... a valuable resource for your re-assembly will be the 55-59 assembly manual, available at all the vendors Bill | | |
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