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VT/JeffH

06-25-2014 @ 3:03 PM

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Hi Everyone, dansford and Charlie both are correct. Thanks for catching me fellas.

I am not correct about the steering box attachment. It indeed is the bracket that is riveted, and yes Dad and I and JM wrestled with it when we 'upgraded' our '36's steering to '37.

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06-21-2014 @ 9:37 AM

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I thought the boxes were bolted onto a bracket that was riveted to the frame. I wonder if Jeff remembers removing the bracket from the frame so he could replace the steering box with a later unit?

Charlie Stephens

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06-21-2014 @ 9:24 AM

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I think the 36 Ford steering box has 3 bolts holding it no need to remove riverts

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06-20-2014 @ 7:42 PM

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Dan, Any update?

If you have to drop the steering box you'll have a fun time getting the rivets out. When I did it I ground them down as far as possible, then drilled a hole in the center, then used a punch in the hole to drive them out from the top. Oh yea, and some colorful language!

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06-16-2014 @ 5:03 AM

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No apologies necessary Charlie,thanks for adding what you did,I assumed he had the bottom part off already. I think I got mine out through the roll down back window of my 5 w/ coupe. It was a long time ago and the memory is fadeing.Consequance of old age. lol ken ct.Also thanks John,see you guys at Getty.

06-16-2014 @ 4:15 AM

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06-15-2014 @ 2:33 PM

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Thanks all of you for your suggestions and guidance, I think I am going to start to tackle this problem tomorrow and I find your help invaluable, thanks again....Dan (dmayhew)

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06-14-2014 @ 12:30 PM

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You might try to find an original steering wheel puller to rent. Maybe a local club. Be advised they are not the current style that has two bolts that go into taped holes in the steering wheel. The correct one goes under the wheel and pulls up as you tighten it. They used to be available in the V8 times and may still be. You might want to drill and tap the steering wheel so you can use a regular puller in the future.

Charlie Stephens

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06-14-2014 @ 12:04 PM

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I didn't see it on the original post either, Charlie. It now shows an "edit". I assumed he had already gotten down to the wheel, too. John's caution about the horn tube is important. To my knowledge, they are not being reproduced. On a closed car, the steering box usually has to be unbolted, along with the steering tube dash bracket, to get the tube all the way up and out. I did one in a Model A coupe, and ended up removing the rear window. For someone who hasn't removed the switch at the bottom, it can produce some other challenging work to get it back on in the correct position.

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Sounds like I owe Ken an apology to even think that he made a mistake. I knows he his stuff and just assumed he read the post quickly and focused in on the wheel itself, sorry Ken.

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