47-55.1 old (member) new truck 1951 3100 deluxe

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Originally Posted by dsraven

It is basically a shaft inside a tube from the box to the strg wheel. One piece from steering box to steering wheel. The outer tube can be cut above the box, then the shaft cut slightly above that. A bearing can be installed in the tube to support the shaft there. Then the same thing can be done on the upper part, below the column shifter box. The upper tube will need to be supported where it exits the cab. The floor mounted bracket for that is available from online suppliers. a couple of u joints can be used with a section of double D shaft to connect the dots after you have shortened the upper part to your liking. The inner shaft can be ground or filed fown to accept a u joint. The bearings required are called flanged bearings and can be found easily if you look for a wheelbarrow or wheel dolly wheel bearing. If you google the procedure, I am sure you will find a thread on doing exactly what you are looking for.

thank you for the encouraging words. being a 4-speed i figured it wont be too hard. i have not found a specific thread on this and that amazes me. but i will search further and hope i find a specific thread simplifying this task. thx again, dave