WANTED: Column floor plate
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Wow! Yours and mine must be twins!! I would really apreciate it. What did you use for the rubber seal?
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Your e-mail is on the way. The seal is available from the usual suppliers, Macs, Carpenter, LMC, NPD etc. Or go to your local industrial supply house and by 1/8 thick rubber sheet 1 foot square. My store charged me 2 bucks for the rubber. Don't hesitate to contact me for more info if you need it.
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Nice work on those plates!
A few years ago, the repro seals were incorrect, for my '61, anyway. The hole for the column is too low. This drawing illustrates the difference.
The upper hole is correct. The lower hole is not. The repro's have the lower hole. You can use the screw holes to correlate the location of your column to the correct gasket. You should also be able to tell from the remains of your old gasket as long as it has not completely turned to dust.
There is either another application that uses the repro seal, or they screwed up when they made it.
You can use it. It will pull the gasket up which will leave a gap below your column and eventually tear.
In this picture, it has not yet torn but you can see the gap. I got some material to make my own but haven't gotten around to it. I tried seals from 2 different places and they were the same. Don't ask me which places. At this point I don't remember.
A few years ago, the repro seals were incorrect, for my '61, anyway. The hole for the column is too low. This drawing illustrates the difference.
The upper hole is correct. The lower hole is not. The repro's have the lower hole. You can use the screw holes to correlate the location of your column to the correct gasket. You should also be able to tell from the remains of your old gasket as long as it has not completely turned to dust.
There is either another application that uses the repro seal, or they screwed up when they made it.
You can use it. It will pull the gasket up which will leave a gap below your column and eventually tear.
In this picture, it has not yet torn but you can see the gap. I got some material to make my own but haven't gotten around to it. I tried seals from 2 different places and they were the same. Don't ask me which places. At this point I don't remember.
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Good to no. I don't have the old seal so this helps. All u have is hot air across the headers burning my feet!!
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Steering Column Opening Cover Plate Seal - Not Serviced "improvise from inner tube" = 1961/64 F100/250 2WD/4WD; 1961/66 F350/1100; 1963/69 N/NT/T500/1000; 1967/69 F800/1000.
C5TZ-3513-A .. Steering Column Opening Weather Seal / 1965/66 F100/250 2WD & 1966 F100 4WD
Which one is repro'd?
C5TZ-3513-A .. Steering Column Opening Weather Seal / 1965/66 F100/250 2WD & 1966 F100 4WD
Which one is repro'd?
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Based on that, I'd say the one they came up with to replace it is incorrect.
However, I'd bet that the seal used on the assembly line was not "improvise from inner tube." If it were reproduced, it would be from that one.
However, I'd bet that the seal used on the assembly line was not "improvise from inner tube." If it were reproduced, it would be from that one.
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Boy the rubber seals on mine do look like inner tub, markings and all I don't think a pic would come out or I'd take one
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I made my seal today.
Mine on left, Repro (Or aftermarket) on right.
Mine on top of repro.
And FYI, there are at least 4 different sets of metal covers. I don't know how it breaks down. I'm pretty sure one has to do with the factory installed transmission. The rest, year maybe?
This is the one that is on my truck, also pictured a few posts above, painted and installed.
The top two are for some other application. The bottom is the remains of the one that was probably original to my truck. What is interesting is that you can see that the hole is bigger and shifted down on two of them, which includes my original. I'm not certain at this point, but I think the 3rd had the hole too high to work with my steering column which is why I didn't use it.
And these help illustrate the differences in hole dimensions and positioning.
Mine on left, Repro (Or aftermarket) on right.
Mine on top of repro.
And FYI, there are at least 4 different sets of metal covers. I don't know how it breaks down. I'm pretty sure one has to do with the factory installed transmission. The rest, year maybe?
This is the one that is on my truck, also pictured a few posts above, painted and installed.
The top two are for some other application. The bottom is the remains of the one that was probably original to my truck. What is interesting is that you can see that the hole is bigger and shifted down on two of them, which includes my original. I'm not certain at this point, but I think the 3rd had the hole too high to work with my steering column which is why I didn't use it.
And these help illustrate the differences in hole dimensions and positioning.
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No - that defeats the purpose of the seal. It needs to be tight. 64 has a short steering shaft doesn't it? I think you can loosen your steering column support bracket and slide the column up enough to slip the seal on from the steering box end.