Need help Identifying body panel section
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Recieved the new correct steering column parts for 1968 f100 4x4
Does anyone here have any thoughts on this?
Ford assembled the lower column useing a metal bearing retainer cup, bearing, rubber sleeve, and clamp.
To me it seems like a flawed design which may be why they changed it some later on.
The clamp holds the bearing in the retainer cup by contact of the inner bearing race which would seem to apply destructive
side force to the inner bearing race if, or when the steering shaft jars, moves, or vibrates in due to wear and slack in the steering assembly from steering U.V. joints, gearbox, gearbox coupler and upper steering shaft tension spring.
If I were to use a washer against the outer rubber bearing sleeve then the clamp, this would then apply the inward force to the
outter rubber sleeve and outter bearing race which is supported from the backside by the metal retainer cup
preventing the force from pushing the inner and outter bearing races apart and spilling out the ball bearings and thus destruction of the bearing. The outter force(movement towards the front of truck) would simply slide the inner
bearing race up and down the steering shaft and then back to it's correct posistion against the clamp causing no harm. Not sure if it would be enough force to push in the retainer cup.
Some other info:
You can push down on the outter coulumn compressing the spring located at the steering wheel on the steering shaft.
I am assuming I need to push down and the posistion the clamp against the bearing a little to apply tension to the spring
making the assembly tight, but not tight enough to make it difficult to turn the steering wheel or put unecessory force
against the bearing then tighten the clamp.
I'm just a little scared and unsure about trying something different and tearing up new expensive parts not knowing.
At the same time I'm trying to be sure they will last awhile by making modifications that may help.
Those parts are so hard to find.
Ford assembled the lower column useing a metal bearing retainer cup, bearing, rubber sleeve, and clamp.
To me it seems like a flawed design which may be why they changed it some later on.
The clamp holds the bearing in the retainer cup by contact of the inner bearing race which would seem to apply destructive
side force to the inner bearing race if, or when the steering shaft jars, moves, or vibrates in due to wear and slack in the steering assembly from steering U.V. joints, gearbox, gearbox coupler and upper steering shaft tension spring.
If I were to use a washer against the outer rubber bearing sleeve then the clamp, this would then apply the inward force to the
outter rubber sleeve and outter bearing race which is supported from the backside by the metal retainer cup
preventing the force from pushing the inner and outter bearing races apart and spilling out the ball bearings and thus destruction of the bearing. The outter force(movement towards the front of truck) would simply slide the inner
bearing race up and down the steering shaft and then back to it's correct posistion against the clamp causing no harm. Not sure if it would be enough force to push in the retainer cup.
Some other info:
You can push down on the outter coulumn compressing the spring located at the steering wheel on the steering shaft.
I am assuming I need to push down and the posistion the clamp against the bearing a little to apply tension to the spring
making the assembly tight, but not tight enough to make it difficult to turn the steering wheel or put unecessory force
against the bearing then tighten the clamp.
I'm just a little scared and unsure about trying something different and tearing up new expensive parts not knowing.
At the same time I'm trying to be sure they will last awhile by making modifications that may help.
Those parts are so hard to find.
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