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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 11:03 AM
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Steering Wheel Qs

So I believe the steering wheel on my truck is from a 7th gen. It sits a little high on the splines, the turn signal don't cancel, and the the horn doesn't work with the button. Found a local guy with a steering wheel that he says is off a 77' but it looks just like mine. Does this look like the wrong wheel or is my problem not the steering wheel?

I was under the impression that our trucks had a peg to cancel the signals.
 

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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 11:21 AM
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Maybe that was a running change in '77? I'm pretty sure the '78 and '79 trucks got the wheel without the turn signal cancel. My '77 has the cancel tab on the steering wheel. I think mine is an earlier '77 truck.

Maybe that's a '78-'79 wheel he's got?
 
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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 12:56 PM
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My '77 has the cancel pegs, but I took the arms off the third switch, got tired of replacing them. Use a LOUD signal flasher ... tic tok tic tok ... I don't see any cracks there.
 
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The wheel pictured is 1980 & up. The metal ring with all the notches in it is for the steering lock. Steering lock wasn't used on trucks until 1980.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 02:28 PM
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That wheel is from a 78 or 79. The turn signal switch has a pin that fits into that notch to cancel. The horn wiring is also different on 78 & 79's.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by scottscott
The wheel pictured is 1980 & up. The metal ring with all the notches in it is for the steering lock. Steering lock wasn't used on trucks until 1980.
scottscott is correct. The 78-79 wheel does not have the notches.
 
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Old Sep 24, 2021 | 07:39 AM
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1979 steering wheel



This wheel came from my buddies original 79 with a 460 auto F250 2 wheel drive,wish i would have got the whole truck
 
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