Classic performance parts steering wheel crooked

[K10-Kansas]

Originally Posted by Montierth

Ahh I see. Now I gotta look at mine. Assuming the support/brace would have the nipple regardless if automatic or clutch truck.

Maybe a longshot but I think I saw in a previous post your dash was bent. Would that play into this at all? Just a thot?

Nah, the only 2 factors that relate to the degree of offset of the gear selection indicator from noon is the relationship between the 2 screw holes in the column for the selection indicator and the notch in the column for the brake assembly nipple.

[K10-Kansas]

Originally Posted by Johnl48

Tilt column I got here from Don D lined up perfectly. No issues

Hi. Was it a CPP column? Do you still have the nipple on the brake assembly housing?

[K10-Kansas]

After 3 weeks of CPP not doing anything to get me an answer on what to do about their offset columns, I gave up and took the column back and bought an IDidIt column. Problem fixed.

[Jason Banks]

I was looking at a truck on Bring A Trailer and it has a tilt column.

Was watching the video and it has the indicator crooked - https://youtu.be/2o0nSqZsBME?t=199

Then I went and looked at the pictures and picture 99 shows it's crooked too.

[Jason Banks]

Guess I should link to the auction - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...10-pickup-119/

Seller chimed in and said he thinks it's the CPP column.

[K10-Kansas]

Originally Posted by Jason Banks

Guess I should link to the auction - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...10-pickup-119/

Seller chimed in and said he thinks it's the CPP column.

Wow looks exactly like mine did. I can't believe anyone would settle for that. A builder I talked with said he grinds the brake assembly nipple off so that the CPP columns will sit straight but that is a terrible idea. That nipple is part of what keeps the column from pushing into the driver during a head on collision.

[Casper42]

or, perhaps another Frankenstein'd truck. Common sense tells me if it were a problem with the manufacture, it would be more commonly seen, and/or corrected. (no brainer)

Originally Posted by Jason Banks

Guess I should link to the auction - https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...10-pickup-119/

Seller chimed in and said he thinks it's the CPP column.

[Casper42]

I may have found your issue on fit. While looking thru the Factory Assembly Instruction Manual, I came upon the steering column install. It seems the "Selector Plate Gate and Lever" at the bottom of your column is, well, adjustable within the steering jacket. that leads me to believe if one does nothing with it, your column may not line up as in your example.

[Richard]

Originally Posted by Casper42

I may have found your issue on fit. While looking thru the Factory Assembly Instruction Manual, I came upon the steering column install. It seems the "Selector Plate Gate and Lever" at the bottom of your column is, well, adjustable within the steering jacket. that leads me to believe if one does nothing with it, your column may not line up as in your example.

Think that the adjustable gate has to do with where the indicator lines up on the lens. The lense and housing are attached to the column. Only way to make it center is to rotate the column. Which would require clearancing the hole or grinding off the nub.

[K10-Kansas]

Originally Posted by Richard

Think that the adjustable gate has to do with where the indicator lines up on the lens. The lense and housing are attached to the column. Only way to make it center is to rotate the column. Which would require clearancing the hole or grinding off the nub.

Exactly, I talked to the CPP techs and they said there is no way to make it straight.

[Dodge68charger]

Ran Into The Same Problem Today With The Shift Indicator Being Off But Mines a Tilt Column Out Of a 70s Van

Dont Wanna Grind The Nipple Off But No Other Choice
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[K10-Kansas]

Originally Posted by Dodge68charger

Ran Into The Same Problem Today With The Shift Indicator Being Off But Mines a Tilt Column Out Of a 70s Van

Dont Wanna Grind The Nipple Off But No Other Choice
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And the gear selector can't be relocated right? Because it fits into a slot right?

[Dodge68charger]

The Steering Column Cannot Be Rotated As It Is Locked Into The Tab On The Brake/Clutch Bracket.

I Will Grind Off The Tab This Weekend.

A Ididit Column Is Not In The Budget Right Now
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[K10-Kansas]

Originally Posted by Dodge68charger

The Steering Column Cannot Be Rotated As It Is Locked Into The Tab On The Brake/Clutch Bracket.

I Will Grind Off The Tab This Weekend.

A Ididit Column Is Not In The Budget Right Now
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Personally I would cut the notch in the column and not grind off the nipple for the brake pedal housing. To some degree that notch in the housing serves that a biit of a safety to reduce the force that the column would push into the cab during a wreck.

[Dodge68charger]

Originally Posted by K10-Kansas

Personally I would cut the notch in the column and not grind off the nipple for the brake pedal housing. To some degree that notch in the housing serves that a biit of a safety to reduce the force that the column would push into the cab during a wreck.

Ya I Was Kinda Thinking The Same Thing
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[K10-Kansas]

I just wanted to follow up on this thread and say, I switched to using an iDidIt column and have been very happy with it.

[Casper42]

I installed my CPP column - easy peezy no problem and very happy. it's clearly high quality, which confirms my suspicion that way-early productions of this have been ironed out, or people had Frankenstein rigs they were trying to shoe-horn them into. Also, the entire column can be rotated, for fine tuning where you want it, thus I have no clue what the issue was with yours....that's just bizarro.