79 tilt column
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79 tilt column
I am looking for a plastic cap which holds the lower bearing on the tilt steering column. Does anyone know where they are available? Also I have been looking in the past forum for the exploded view of this column, can anyone help find it.Thanks
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Thanks for the replies. However mil1ion I believe the van columns are different they have fixed metal bearing support and the nontilt columns I have seen have a different plastic end which also like the van doesn`t hold the bearing.
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I could probably find an old one but, have you checked here https://www.ford-trucks.com/advertise/advertisers.html ?
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Originally Posted by modrisco
Thanks for the replies. However mil1ion I believe the van columns are different they have fixed metal bearing support and the nontilt columns I have seen have a different plastic end which also like the van doesn`t hold the bearing.
Mitch
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Mil1ion is correct but with a caveat, I believe only 78/9 vans use the part. Also 4X4's without tilt have the same part and a few other applications as well. Hawkrod
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I buy new ones when I rebuild the tilts I sell. I get them from Ford. A couple years ago you could pick em up for about 17 bucks. Last summer I bought 4 and they were 29 bucks a piece!!!!
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79 Tilt column in a 77
Could some one please explain what modifications are required to use a tilt column from a 79 in a 77.
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I put a tilt in my 77 F-150 from a 79 Bronco and all I had to change was the steering shaft from the column to the steering gear box. The original shaft was 7/8" in diameter and the tilt needed to be 3/4" in diameter. When I called Borgeson to get a replacement shaft they told me Ford never made a 7/8" steering shaft. I have no idea what's up with that?? it had a stock automatic column in it that was factory I'm sure. So, I bought a new 3/4" anti vibration shaft from Borgeson and installed it all else hooked up and worked fine. -Ed
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Originally Posted by Father Ford
Scored a perfect tilt column fron 78 F150 at the local Pull a Part today for $23.
