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Old 03-07-2023, 03:21 PM   #4
damnyankee36
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Re: Factory Steering Column to S10 Gearbox

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Originally Posted by joedoh View Post


...usually if you use a 63 or newer factory steering wheel you have to drill a new 3/8" hole at the 11 oclock position for the horn spring to pass through, but its likely (not impossible on a 54 column) your old column wont have a turn signal cam to worry about... if you do have a turn signal cam on the 54 column, gm changed the horn spring pass through from the 2 oclock position (47-62) to the 11 oclock position (63 up) so you will need a hole to keep your cancel cam working correctly.


good luck!
Thanks Joe. I didn't realize any truck of that era had an internal turn signal with a cancel cam. I thought they were all strap-on.

I'll look closer at al the S10 swaps here to get a better feel on how this job is typically done.
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