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09-16-2011, 02:25 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Auckland New Zealand
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Steering column swap
Wanting to swap my original steering column over to a column auto shifter steering column, Want to know if this is easily done?? bolt on bolt off?
Got an 86 truck floor shift manual. |
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09-16-2011, 08:53 AM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: recent transplant to NC USA
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Re: Steering column swap
as long as you have the right parts its easy im trying to change an loder truck to tilt and its a PAIN!!
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09-18-2011, 06:03 AM
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Re: Steering column swap
Thanks
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09-18-2011, 09:53 AM
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Robert Olson Transport
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Re: Steering column swap
the best other advice i can give you is to get the whole column because they have shaft and spline lower halfs and if you dont have a matching lower half the column isnt going to work..
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09-18-2011, 01:22 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Wichita, KS
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Re: Steering column swap
I am curious if the LMC billet steering column will work in my 85? The catalogue shows it is meant for 73 to 78. Thanks.
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09-18-2011, 08:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Southern Pines NC
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Re: Steering column swap
having done this a couple of times in the same truck,in the last 2 weeks. some advice, make sure your front tires are straight ahead, so that when you line everything up the steering wheel will be straight, replace the rubber? part of the rag joint at the coupling at the steering box, Summit has a borgenson piece"high end" for I think 9 bucks, much better than the dorman part. Locktite the various nuts bolts if they aren't self locking. Separate the lower shaft from the upper column, hook up the various wiring connections, ignition switch, neutral switch etc then insert the upper column part way thru the fire then install the lower column, run the bolts in a bit both at the rag joint and the pot joint. After you have everything hook up loose then tighten everything at the steering column, dash part and the firewall strap..........then go over everything again, to double check! It is your steering system so be safe.
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