Dorman Products sells a replacement for C9UZ-3A525-A

Applications:

1969/74 F100/250 2WD & F350 // 1975 F100/250 2WD & F350 with manual steering.

1969 E100/300 from serial number D68,001 // 1970/74 E100/300

 

THANK-YOU ALL !!! The reason my new coupler did not install was the bolt that tightens the coupler has to be removed first . I removed bolt, coupler slid right on. Oh I did spread the ring some with a large screwdriver to widen the opening.
With wheels off ground and most all new column parts installed with no shifter collar installed yet or horn parts steering wheel turns very, very easy , like butter !!! I will use this for now and buy correct coupler soon & reinstall later. I despise the small post in my current coupler ! I want big diameter post that fill up the slots in the coupler. They look much safer & robust.
JEFFFAFA THANK-YOU FOR contacts...
My conclusions are 1971 steering couplers are hard to buy from 3rd party vendors. Also I believe 1971 part numbers are different or weird for some reason, hard to explain. I think SOME vendors are selling some couplers listed for the incorrect years. Dorman tech told me they did not sell a 1971 FORD F-100 steering coupler. Now he may have been wrong , but I did call them in 2020 or 21 !!!
Now I think LARS may have realized this and came out with their 202 part number which may be right one.
All I know is I am tremendously happy I have almost got this steering column completely rebuild correctly.
Started out with the turn signal switch was broken, the brake and back-up lights are fried and back-up switch & bracket missing from an electrical short. The spot welded bearing holder/flange was broken and binding up the shift shaft, thus the shift levers would bid up and you had to get out of truck and beat them unstuck !!!!!!!!!
I have almost all new parts including shift tube and back-up parts, AND professional welded new bearing holder/ flange !!!
Thank-you all again .............PEACE & LUV & HAPPY - NEW YEAR 2022

 

I got a polyurethane one that's old but still in good shape. Not sure where I bought it. It was noticeably better vs a fresh OEM rag joint. For hardware I cobbled together good condition parts from 2 other columns from a junk yard to make one good rag joint/steering coupler.

 

Thanks Snacky................I read that is not east to do, drilling out the old posts etc... Sounds like you did a good job. I will try to find out more about the Lars 202 first . If Lars does not have big posts I may try your method or weld a piece of pipe over the small post on my new small posts. I do appreciate the reply............

 

sure!

https://shop.broncograveyard.com/images/ragjoint.jpg
Not sure if this is it... the kit looks exactly the same. Here are some pictures after i completed the upgrade which may give you some ideas.






Pretty sure someone like Jegs or Summit carry a ujoint that could be easily adapted without welding anything. Need go back and read more of the thread but not sure if you are considering a oem ford tilt column but if you are working on the rag joint and want tilt now is a good time to get it. I think tilt starts as a factory option beginning in 79? 79 Floor shifter column with tilt and power steering is very rare now adays

I didn't realize I wanted tilt until after I restored a floor shifting column from a 68 f250 and it doesn't have the greatest clearance with the bench seat upgrade using oem 72 slider brackets and a 88 full bench seat with center armrest and headrests