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Originally Posted by 70shortfleet
Need some pictures in the engine compartment of where it mounts to the firewall and of the rag joint.
cj847, I think you need to rework your steering shaft, that doesn't even look right! it looks unsafe to me but I could be wrong  |
That is why i commented. I rebuilt my column. The clamp and spring in the second picture in three quarter's post set the bearing preload of the upper and lower bearing. I think he needs to loosen everything above that point and push that up to close the gap. (I bet his steering wheel feels "floppy" as the upper bearing has no load).
The steering column needs to be pushed up to meet the steering wheel, before you tighten the bolts that hold it ti the dash. If there is an issue with over all length, then the holes won't line up inside the cab.
I assembled the column with the wheel on it before installing and set the clamp. But I don't see why you couldn't do it on the truck as long as everything is loose.