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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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I have a Ford 302 with a c4 transmission in my 56. I have added the Toyota gear box the other night, but when I put the new steering column in the bracket at the bottom for the shift linkage interferes with the brake pedal. Has anyone out there had this prob??? What's the fix??? Any help or suggestions will be much appreciated.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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new column? tell us more..

ididit? you can move the shift arm
 
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Old Apr 26, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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It's an Ididt tilt column. I can move the bracket over, but I am thinking that the angle from the column bracket to the transmission linkage will be to steap of an angle making it difficult to shift. plus the linkage rod will still cross under the brake pedal. Was thinking I may have to change the coupling to a rag type?? This will cause the column to drop 2 or 3 inches and maybe this will clear the brake pedal...maybe some pictures from other trucks will help......
 
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Im not sure if it will help in your situation, but I bent an offset in the linkage rod and it works great.
 
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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by B/B ford
Im not sure if it will help in your situation, but I bent an offset in the linkage rod and it works great.
Thanks, was thinking of that same thing yesterday. Friday is my day off, so I'm going to try and figure out a solution then.
Later
 
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