Originally Posted by NumberDummy

All you need are a coupla parts, so there is no need to send the column out to be repaired. You can fix the shifting problem yourself in about 10 minutes.

Binding up between 1st & 2nd is usually caused by worn bushings/insulators in the two manual control selector levers at the bottom of the steering column...under the hood.

C3TZ-7343-A .. Bushing & Insulator Kit (kit includes parts for both levers) / Obsolete / Applications: 1961/64 F100/250 2WD.

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If you wish, you can replace the two bearings/sleeves in the column. On 1961/64's, both are mounted to the upper flange, one above, one below.

You have to pull the steering wheel, then you can see the upper, remove the flange, look on its bottom side, there's the other.

Note: The horn brush & insulator hand presses into the outside of the steering wheel. Usually when you remove the wheel, the horn brush falls out.

2) C3DZ-3517-A .. Upper/Lower Steering Column Bearing / Available from Ford.

MSRP each: $10.68 / FTE Ford Dealer Parts Dept sponsor PARTSGUYED.COM price each: $7.69.

2) B1AZ-3518-A .. Nylon Bearing Sleeve / Available from Ford.

MSRP each: $10.12 / PARTSGUYED.COM price each: $7.28.

Applications for both: 1961/65 F100/250 2WD/4WD upper/lower / 1966 F100 4WD upper / 1967/72 F100/250 2WD & F350 upper/lower / 1967/72 F100/250 4WD upper / Myriad 1950/60's Passenger Cars.

Note: There is no steering coupler (aka rag joint) on any 1961/64 truck. T'wasn't introduced until 1965.

And...1961/64 F100/250 2WD steering columns are not the same as 1965/66 F100/250 2WD steering columns. Only a few parts are the same.

Originally Posted by Ki-Adi-Mundi

Thanks for the help. I finnaly got this problem put to sleep. The bearings were the issue. I went ahead and sent my column off and had Carolina Classics rebild it. They did a great job and the price was very reasonable!