Originally Posted by jh818

One trick to do is to remove one screw at a time and put some Loctite on the threads. That way, they won't come loose again.

Originally Posted by Coastie6

Wow! that was a great visual aid. I when out and tightened them, but they really did not budge so I don't think they are the cause of the problem. I guess it might possibly be the tube and bushings mentioned in the "Shifting Problem" post you linked to. Just wish they had mentioned the starting problem in that thread. I hate to just start throwing parts at a problem. Hoping to define some troubleshooting guidelines to go through before I start spending money. I'm going to link this thread to the shifting problem thread because I think your photo will be helpful to those that have a problem cause by these torx screws. Any other ideas or suggestions as what I should look at are appreciated.

Originally Posted by WCDD95

This is a great thread and found the answers I was looking for on my 02 F250. But I have a slightly more complicated problem. One of those torx bolts broke off in there. I got the old piece out and now I'm trying to find out what size and if they make the OEM replacement torx bolt?

Originally Posted by badlar

I just went and had a look, you don't have to remove the fuse panel shroud either, here is a picture, on the right is the steering column, but this picture is backwards because I was standing on my head when I took it. In the middle of the picture is the two torx head bolts that have to be tightened, this is actually to the right of the steering column