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mlachance112785 
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 Topic: Steering Column Lengths?Posted: 22-June-2014 at 9:50AM |
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Are there different lengths in column shafts? I just tried I stalling a tilt column in my 77 cougar. Theres atleast 2 inches between the shaft and the collar. I thought the column was from a 76. Has this happened to anyone?
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aquartlow
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Posted: 22-June-2014 at 10:39AM |
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The column is collapsible by design, try attaching a pair of vice-grips above the machined area at the bottom of the steering shaft. Take a hammer and drive the vice-grips downward, away from the steering wheel.
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californiajohnny
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Posted: 22-June-2014 at 10:40AM |
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i put a tilt column (from a 75? t-bird) in my 74 torino,everything from the mounting brackets up to the wheel were the same length, but the end of the shaft was about 1 1/4" longer over all, so i cut it at the taper and back about an inch, rewelded it works perfect! also ground off the shifter boss so it will be a tilt with floor shift
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aquartlow
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Posted: 22-June-2014 at 10:43AM |
DAMN ERROR MESSAGES, trying to attach pic to explain
 . Mark the inner shaft before trying to drive the inner shaft out of the steering column tube, to know how far it needs to be driven.Edited by aquartlow - 22-June-2014 at 10:46AM |
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Posted: 22-June-2014 at 3:03PM |
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Got it.
Thanks for the replies. |
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ramair351
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Posted: 22-June-2014 at 3:33PM |
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it depends on the gearbox, the saginaw box and ford box use two different length shafts, but you either push in or pull out the collapsable shaft as required
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