Steering hub / shaft bolt
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Steering hub / shaft bolt
Ok folks, I had to replace my lower horn contact on my '69. Now I need to replace the steering wheel and hub which I took off as a unit. Now, I'm tightening down the steering nut to pull on the hub. How far down does the nut need to go? I.e. how much should the shaft stick up from the nut? I didn't take a picture to remember by, but my telescope locking collar doesn't seem to go far down enough.
Asked another way, how far up the hub should the steering come? If I take the nut back off, the shaft and the hub are not flush.
Here's a picture of where I'm at now:
Asked another way, how far up the hub should the steering come? If I take the nut back off, the shaft and the hub are not flush.
Here's a picture of where I'm at now:
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MakoJoe, yes it helps but let me rephrase my question. In my picture we see the threaded end of my steering shaft and the steering shaft nut.
As I torque the nut, the steering hub is pressed onto the steering shaft. How far down do I press the hub onto the shaft?
I'm afraid of stripping the shaft or something else equally dreadful.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
As I torque the nut, the steering hub is pressed onto the steering shaft. How far down do I press the hub onto the shaft?
I'm afraid of stripping the shaft or something else equally dreadful.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
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Did a little more research on this use a Torque Wrench and Tighten down the nut to 30 Ft pounds of Torque after centering it.
Here is the link I found. Many times you can put into Google Search engine and find what your looking for after sifting through the pages it turns up. I used the phrase "installing steering wheel 1969 corvette"
http://www.justanswer.com/chevy/2f6q...-cylinder.html
Here is the link I found. Many times you can put into Google Search engine and find what your looking for after sifting through the pages it turns up. I used the phrase "installing steering wheel 1969 corvette"
http://www.justanswer.com/chevy/2f6q...-cylinder.html
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Ok, 25-35 lbs. Will do. I think I was overthinking this. Thanks for the help MakoJoe and Jim Shea. I yes I did google it, and yes I do have all your papers Jim and the AIM and the CSM. I just need to do a better job of searching--maybe I'll get the electronic versions. Thanks again. And Jim I can't thank you enough for the FAQ's you published about steering!!!!
Jim Barnhart
Jim Barnhart
