72 standard column disassembly
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Burning Brakes
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From: Salt Lake City
72 standard column disassembly
I am trying to tear a standard column completely down so that I can have outer jacket powder coated. I have it all apart, except the center tube which has the lock out lever attached, seems to be held in by the lever at the bottom and a collar above. (the one the lock collar attaches to. It seems like I should drive the tube with the lever down and out of the cast hub, but it is not moving and I don't want to break it. What am I missing? Thanks, Tim
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Wow! No offense, but that seems like overkill for a steering column. I just painted mine in the car with the same spray vinyl dye I used for the interior plastic parts. Never saw a scratch or chip on it in 10+ years. Powder coating should last forever! ..well beyond the life of the car.
I suggest that you look (SEARCH) for Jim Shea's papers on column disassembly/re-assembly. Jim worked for Saginaw Steering for years and knows these things (and other steering items) well. He drafted several papers that will guide you "thru the maze".
I suggest that you look (SEARCH) for Jim Shea's papers on column disassembly/re-assembly. Jim worked for Saginaw Steering for years and knows these things (and other steering items) well. He drafted several papers that will guide you "thru the maze".
Last edited by 7T1vette; May 22, 2025 at 08:32 PM.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2019
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From: Salt Lake City
Thanks, Have sent off a request. I acquired a partially finished restomod and all the metal exc chrome has been powder coated. ( You might be surprised how inexpensive it is. For a 65 coupe I got a quote for all the metal including the frame, blasted and coated for $500. They like big jobs, small ones are proportionally much more.) Cheers, /tim
