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Maybe this will help...https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...-p-s-swap.html or this one...https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...o-70-f100.html
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Morning Steve,
Where did you find the bearings? I need all three.
and to ND, there are 2 small bearings in the tilt head, and one at the bottom of the column. I was told at the JY that it was from a 78/79 Ford, F250, and it had the automatic shift collar just under the tilt head. Since my truck is a 4 speed, on the floor, I will not be using the automatic shift collar, nor the shift tube which runs inside the steering column, or the auto shift lever. I believe that on the standard trans trucks, with the tilt steering, there is a reducer bell, that joins the column to the lower collar of the tilt head.
When I look on Ebay, for 79 Ford tilt steering, I see some chrome jobs, with tilt, for standard shift trucks, and I can see a reducer bell, which reduces the diameter of the tilt head down to the diameter of the shift column...I am thinking that Ford must have done some such a thing to mate the two different diameters...?
Baja
Where did you find the bearings? I need all three.
and to ND, there are 2 small bearings in the tilt head, and one at the bottom of the column. I was told at the JY that it was from a 78/79 Ford, F250, and it had the automatic shift collar just under the tilt head. Since my truck is a 4 speed, on the floor, I will not be using the automatic shift collar, nor the shift tube which runs inside the steering column, or the auto shift lever. I believe that on the standard trans trucks, with the tilt steering, there is a reducer bell, that joins the column to the lower collar of the tilt head.
When I look on Ebay, for 79 Ford tilt steering, I see some chrome jobs, with tilt, for standard shift trucks, and I can see a reducer bell, which reduces the diameter of the tilt head down to the diameter of the shift column...I am thinking that Ford must have done some such a thing to mate the two different diameters...?
Baja
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Are there a number on the bearings? If not measure them and consult a bearing catalog for the right ones. Catalogs | NTN Bearing
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Good Morning to all
I finished the reassembly of the tilt steering from the JY in San Jose del Cabo, Baja. I am still not sure what it came out of, but the old JY guy said that it was a '79 Ford, but so far, I cannot be sure.
The two tilt head bearings, an upper and lower, which were different sizes of caged and sealed ball bearings, turned out after some persuasion, to be passable for use, so I reinstalled them with some liberal application of bearing grease.
Since, my truck is a standard shift, NP 435, F250, 4x4, I did not reassemble the automatic shift collar (it was cracked anyway), and you can see the space for the missing auto shift collar. I also did not reassemble the auto shift tube, but used instead, a 3/4" PVC pipe, cut to length, and inserted over the steel inner steering shaft, to replace the auto shift tube.
Since my JY tilt steering was missing the lower column bearing, and none are available here in Baja, I used my lathe, and made a hard plastic insert, as a temporary bushing, until I can return to the "Land of Plenty", and bring back the actual replacement... new.
Hope my photos can help someone identify what I actually have, and perhaps lead me to the standard shift collar, to replace the auto shift collar.
Thanks, Baja
hard plastic bushing in the lower end of the column
I finished the reassembly of the tilt steering from the JY in San Jose del Cabo, Baja. I am still not sure what it came out of, but the old JY guy said that it was a '79 Ford, but so far, I cannot be sure.
The two tilt head bearings, an upper and lower, which were different sizes of caged and sealed ball bearings, turned out after some persuasion, to be passable for use, so I reinstalled them with some liberal application of bearing grease.
Since, my truck is a standard shift, NP 435, F250, 4x4, I did not reassemble the automatic shift collar (it was cracked anyway), and you can see the space for the missing auto shift collar. I also did not reassemble the auto shift tube, but used instead, a 3/4" PVC pipe, cut to length, and inserted over the steel inner steering shaft, to replace the auto shift tube.
Since my JY tilt steering was missing the lower column bearing, and none are available here in Baja, I used my lathe, and made a hard plastic insert, as a temporary bushing, until I can return to the "Land of Plenty", and bring back the actual replacement... new.
Hope my photos can help someone identify what I actually have, and perhaps lead me to the standard shift collar, to replace the auto shift collar.
Thanks, Baja
hard plastic bushing in the lower end of the column