<VV> Telescoping steering collum

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/24/2008 5:07:42 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
dancingbob at montrose.net writes:

Howdy  Folks,

I need to know how to get the telescoping steering collum out of  a '65 
coupe. Are all parts needed or only some, and the rest can be used off  of a 
regular collum. If I can not get all the parts whitch ones are the  hardest to get? 
Vin# 105375W146197




For the actual removal. After jacking up the front end of the car, and  
properly supporting it, remove the pin in the pitman arm from the steering  cross 
link. After removing the nut, use a pickle fork to wedge them apart, and a  
blow on the side to pop it out. After putting on safety glasses (Don't  ignore 
it, you will pay a price!)From directly underneath the car, you will need  to 
completely remove one or two bolts connecting the steering box to the column.  
(One if a late style, two (both) if an early 65). After those are out,  remove 
the three long bolts/nuts holding the steering box in place and pry the  box 
loose from the column by "opening" the clamp. Usually inserting a  flat-tip 
screwdriver into the slot in the coupling and turning slightly  will have the 
desired effect. Catch the box as it falls out. If you wish,  you completely 
remove the coupler at this point. It is a dirty job with the late  style coupler. A 
screwdriver tip will pop off the retainer clip. Be sure to  capture all the 
little internal parts of the coupler. Almost everything else  comes out from 
the drivers seat area. First unplug the two electrical connectors  between the 
column and the dash. Then remove the three bolts at the firewall. On  the late 
cars, there is a collar mounted to the other side of the firewall. The  collar 
has the captive screws that those three bolts screw into. removing the  
collar at this point makes removal of the column much easier. There is a bolt  
through the firewall used to locate the collar. Remove it and the collar will  now 
be loose. It may fall out. The two vertical bolts under the front of the  
dash are last, and the column will pull right out, though on the later style you  
will have to juggle the coupling to get it through the hole in the dash. If 
you  have completely removed the coupling after the steering box drops out, 
pulling  the column out is much easier. You're done!
_ Seth Emerson
 
 
 
 



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