| Sneezer | -- 12-21-2024 @ 5:05 PM |
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Trying to remove the steering shaft housing from a 1935 steering gear assembly. I can move the housing approximately one inch off the cast housing to the rear and then no farther. Anyone have an idea what I need to do? Two photos attached. Any help will be appreciated.
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| BRL | -- 12-22-2024 @ 9:42 AM |
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Hi Sneezer: When you say your "steering shaft housing", I assume you mean the steering shaft tube. Have you got your horn rod out yet? Horn rod, steering lock shaft, and steering wheel need to be removed first...looks like you have your steering lock shaft out. Horn rod has a circlip at the light switch plate which is under the steering box. Light switch bail must be removed and then the light switch plate and spring loaded circlip can be removed. Then the horn rod can be carefully pulled up and out. If you have a convertible, you need to drop the top to get the horn rod to clear. If you have a hardtop car the entire steering box needs to be loosened and lowered in the frame to make enough clearance for the rod to come out...otherwise you will bend it on the roof and then it is ruined. Next step is to remove the steering wheel nut on the steering rod. The wheel will still be stuck to the rod and you will have to pop it off by gently pulling and pushing the steering wheel around the rim and light taps with the palm of your hand on the backside of the rim. If this doesnt work, apply some PB Blaster to the joint and let it sit for a day...then try to remove again. Once all this is off, the only thing that would resist the steering tube from coming out is friction between the steering tube grommet and the steering rod...this friction is from a little bit of surface rust on the steering rod that interferes with the steering tube grommet bronze bushing...this can be overcome with a light rubbing of the steering rod with scotchbrite and just gentle pulling. If your steering tube has never been out before, there also may be a rubber bushing that is located just behind the grommet that may be hard and falling apart and causing a bit more friction as you pull the tube out. When it is all out, support your steering rod to your dashboard with some string or soft wire so it doesnt flop around and get tweaked.
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| Sneezer | -- 12-22-2024 @ 2:57 PM |
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SOLVED the problem. Just needed more brute force. Locked the sector to my work bench. Pulled the tube back and forth with force and it slowly started moving. Finally off. Thanks to the party that chimed in with advice.
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