1969 steering column - what is this

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Jan 3, 2019 | 09:42 AM

VancouverL71

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1969 steering column - what is this

Just cleaning up the last of my firewall and while putting in a new rag joint, I noticed this.

Can someone tell me what this is or what is does? It rotates freely up and down and seems to have a hole in it for a spring or something.

I found it in the AIM but no reference to what it is or what is does.

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Jan 3, 2019 | 09:51 AM

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It's used for the detent cable on standard tranny cars. Flip on over to the transmission section in the AIM and it should be there.

Jan 3, 2019 | 11:02 AM

VancouverL71

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Thanks Mike,

I am still a little confused about whether I need this and what this item does. I did find it in the transmission section. Is it possible it only relates to a 3 speed manual transmission car. My AIM is pretty faint.

There was nothing ever hooked up to this in my car when I purchased it.

Here are the 2 pages referring to it in the transmission section.

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Jan 3, 2019 | 11:06 AM

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Jan 3, 2019 | 01:51 PM

VancouverL71

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OK,
All makes sense now. No idea these cars had that feature. Another part I will need to buy.
Thanks!
Pete

Jan 3, 2019 | 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by VancouverL71

OK,
All makes sense now. No idea these cars had that feature. Another part I will need to buy.
Thanks!
Pete

It really is not needed for operation of the car. The car will operate fine without it as long as it is in the "up" position. The 5 and 6 speed conversions have no provision for using this so it is just left disconnected. It just prevents the key from being removed unless the car is in reverse on a 4 speed car.