Ignition switch - mount spring source...
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Ignition switch - mount spring source...
I've got a '72 F series truck that had a remote start switch installed, and the factory hole in the dash was simply empty. I've restored the wiring back to factory spec, and I've got a factory ignition switch and the little threaded chrome ring that's visible on the dash.
What I don't have...is whatever else goes between the switch body and the back-side of the dash, which I'm pretty sure is a spring and some kind of washer or cup...NEITHER of which is listed or shown in the LMC catalog..or anywhere else I've been able to search.
Anyone have - or know where to get - the other parts needed to mount a factory ignition switch?
What I don't have...is whatever else goes between the switch body and the back-side of the dash, which I'm pretty sure is a spring and some kind of washer or cup...NEITHER of which is listed or shown in the LMC catalog..or anywhere else I've been able to search.
Anyone have - or know where to get - the other parts needed to mount a factory ignition switch?
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Dash is sheet metal.. switch and bezel are threaded
You're right. It's not "twist and turn." And **there's something missing** The switch housing and bezel *are* threaded. The bezel fits perfectly in the hole in the dash, and the lip rests neatly over the edge of the hole. The problem is that there's nothing to take up the slack between the back of the dash and the larger-diameter part of the switch. On other vehicles I've had from this era, there's a spring and a cup - or some other part - that takes up slack, and/or pushes against the back of the dash. Bottom line: there has to be something else back there to take up the slack. The dash is only ~3/32" and it's painfully obvious from the design of the ignition switch that something else has to go back there.
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You're missing the following, it's located between the D0TZ-11572-A switch and the backside of the dash.
C7TZ-10A885-A .. Plate-Instrument Cluster Control Mounting-Use with Ignition Switch / Obsolete
Applications: 1967/72 F100/750.
MATLOCK FORD in Franklin IN has 1 = 800-987-3673
NOS PARTS LTD in Waxahachie TX has 2 = 972-937-2201.
DON SANDERSON FORD in Glendale AZ has 6 = 623-842-8643.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 14 = 800-543-4959.
C7TZ-10A885-A .. Plate-Instrument Cluster Control Mounting-Use with Ignition Switch / Obsolete
Applications: 1967/72 F100/750.
MATLOCK FORD in Franklin IN has 1 = 800-987-3673
NOS PARTS LTD in Waxahachie TX has 2 = 972-937-2201.
DON SANDERSON FORD in Glendale AZ has 6 = 623-842-8643.
GREEN SALES CO. in Cincinnati OH has 14 = 800-543-4959.
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Aw yes my truck was missing that stamped sheet medal cup that locks it from turning.
Ti's was held in place with a screw at the under side of the dash.
I'll be making a run to PnP Thursday and look for one if you can't find one soon?
orich
Ti's was held in place with a screw at the under side of the dash.
I'll be making a run to PnP Thursday and look for one if you can't find one soon?
orich
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Thanks! I've got the part on order.
I appreciate the help... some of these parts are a bit more difficult to identify, and I don't have a factory parts book. Maybe it's time to get one 
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I covet :)
It's like torture... to see such a high-res image of the part I neeeeed! If what I receive in the mail doesn't fit... you'll be hearing from me. P.S. Many thanks for your service in the military.
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Thank you Sir!
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I have a couple of these, including one with an ignition switch and ford keys.
If you have trouble getting one. pm if interested.
If you have trouble getting one. pm if interested.
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