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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: SLC, Utah
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Tilt....Factory or Van?
I bought a parts truck that had an auto tilt column laying on the seat. How can I tell if it's factory or van?
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: DFW, TX
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The way I tell is the shaft at the end of the housing sticks out about 2" on a truck and about 4" on a van. The other way is the location of the nuetral safety switch. A truck's is very close to the firewall and a van's is further up the column (closer to the steering wheel) by about 4-6".
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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I was wondering myself if the tilt from a 73 up truck would work?
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The outer diameter of the later model trucks is larger and would not fit into the opening in the dash, without modification.
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: LA, CA
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The tilt was actually the same length as my stock C-10 column but without a netural safety switch. Now the straight one, was longer about the 4 inches you mention and had a netural safety switch. I pulled the tilt out of a 77 van with the ignition on the dash. |
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Eastern - Manitoba Canada, Winnipeg
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van left , truck right
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Senior active founding member. 70 3/4 ton GMC Suburban 4x4 250/4 spd. 71 1/2 ton Suburban Chevy 4x4, 350/350 72 Chev 1 ton tow truck 402BB w/Holmes 440 wrecker on propane 2005 FLSTSCI Harley Springer 85 FXSB Harley Lowrider 72 Triumph 650 Bonneville 5spd "Poor people don't have hobbies" Quote from wife. |
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Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Springfield, MN
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That picture looks familiar............. Here is another one for your hard drive Rod.
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Eastern - Manitoba Canada, Winnipeg
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Thanks... somehow my computer default saves all pics a .bmp now and there usually to big in that format. So I resize them and change format to a .jpg ... but it dosent do much for the quality... usually makes things blurry..... oh and all the pics I post are not of items I may have.... Im a collector of 67-72 parts pictures too...lol.
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