That is sweet. Man I wish my projects were that easy. I love it when somoene is not scared to cut away. Great job.
[ QUOTE ] Man I wish my projects were that easy. [/ QUOTE ] I left out all the fancy language it took to put column back together, I didn't think anybody wanted to hear a half hour of swear words Paul
Yup. This stuff is why I'm here! You make it all look so DOable! THANK YOU! (Saving all of it) -Keith BTTT
Man 60's you make it look so simple and easy to understand. thanks. A question to you guys that run the older steering columns, aren't you afraid of being impaled if you were(god forbid)in a car accident? Is there a way of using the older columns with a collaspable shaft without have to go with a ididit($$$$) column? later plmczy
Nice work, Paul. SUPER JOB of explaining and pictures. plmczy has a good point. I remember some friends who died in car accidents from chest trauma due to steering columns. I put a mid 60's gm collapsable column in my 55 Chev. Those use the "rag joint" connector by the sector. From what I remember from my installation, your method should work but would be a little more involved. You would just have to make the cuts on either side of the collapse area. Some had plastic tabs that held the sleeves together which were designed to break on impact. Of course, welding would melt these if the heat was too close. Thanks again, Paul. overspray
thanks again guys. safety is always a concern and the effects of a crash are allways on my mind, BUT.. more important in my mind then the colapsing column would be that IF YOU ALTER THE STEERING COLUMN, BOX, DRAGLINK, ARMS, TIERODS, ANYTHING please do your best to make sure it won't fail and be the cause of the wreck Paul
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