1959 Apache question (damaged column)

[Ratpin]

Originally Posted by OrrieG

Make sure you check for column wobble as previous poster recommended. Having the steering wheel turning eccentrically would be aggravating at best. This is a lesson on why buying an assembly and repair manual is the best investment a person can make. I was fortunate to get my grandfather and fathers vintage auto manuals, but reproductions are available. Also the PO could have taken 10 minutes on Youtube and found a video on how to do it correctly. They just lost patience.

Hey thanks for the tips. I do have the manuals, but where in there do they address a bent steering column with damaged threads?

We don't all live in front of a computer screen so youtube is not naturally my go-to source when problems arise, but note taken.

BTW, if your marriage is going bad, just go to youtube, I'm sure there is a video that will fix it right up...

I'll be in the shop if you need me

[OrrieG]

Manual comment was directed to removing it correctly. Marriage is fine, going on 46 years in July....

[Rude Dude]

On a 55 that I had a few years back my splines were stripped real bad so I cut a steering shaft from 62 Chevy truck most GM sixty's to seventys are 3/4 inch round steel. I shorten it from stock in the process did by beveling the shaft and welded it together using an angle iron as jig, also added an outer sleeve over the weld on both ends and welded it for safety sake and the outer steering column sleeve hides the patch. Also flaming river has a new shaft splined one end and steering wheel spline with nut thread on e=gay for 55-57 car that will work for $35 dollars.