Collapsible Steering Column
After reading through the post and FB feed on the girl looking for her dad's car, I had a few questions about the collapsible steering columns. That post really got to me for some reason.
I have read about collapsible columns here for a few years now but never really had any idea that they were a safety feature. (take it easy on me, Im a little slow). Ive known for some time that the column in the '63 isn't stock. Ive always guessed that it was out of a 68 or later truck as it has the little red emergency flasher button on the side. My question is this; the shaft doesn't seem to be collapsible but it does have an outer sleeve that has an inner shaft that attaches to the rag joint. Is there something that I need to do to make it collapsible? Drilling a weld? Is it supposed to collapse easily or does it need an impact to collapse? Any help on this is appreciated. I may be ready to get a good set of retractable, shoulder belts in it too. The lap belts, while technically legal here do about as much as the half lid helmet that I used to wear while riding the Harley. Think my threshold for risk (and exposure of my family to it) is lowering as I get older. |
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IIRC there is a sheer pin that breaks and allows the column to colapse after "X" number of pounds of pressure.
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I had an uncle killed in the late 1970's his 66 was hit head on by a little Fiat.The steering column pushed the steering wheel in his chest. I think in today's day and age of distracted driving LED lights are a good upgrade
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New after market collumns are collapsable. And if you can make one fit, 73-94 gm collumns are too. If I were to retrofit one, I would try to get a pre 1985 collumn, so you dont end up with two wiper and bright switches.
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Federal law mandated collapsible steering columns starting in 1968.
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On our trucks it's the intermediate shaft that's collapsible.
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69-72 trucks have collapseable intermediate shafts.
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Just out of curiosity has anyone here put a 73+ collumn in a 60-66 or 67-72, and make the original steering wheel work on the newer collumn?
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I would put a 69-72 column in your truck, they look alot better than the 73 and newer ones, I have some of these 73 ,74 trucks...the column doesn't mount as cleanly to the dash...columns dont look that good ..
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On the seat belts, I put aftermarket three points in my '67 Panel Truck and they work really good. LockDoc |
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This is how mine fits in the '63. Im fairly sure its from the 68 - 72 era. Any confirmation of this is welcome.
FWIW, I think it fits the mounts pretty well and looks like it belongs there. |
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Man I gotta do something about those inner fenders!
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I did my swap for several reasons, most because the stock column was really messed up and my custom steering wheel did not fit the turn signal canceling cam right. I picked up a floor shift column and intermediate shaft from a 70 C10. Solved my problem and also got rid of the 1 piece shaft. It was pretty much a bolt in. I had to redo the wires for the turn-signal switch, but not real hard.
AS far as I know, you probably could keep the original housing and just swap the shafts between the 2. I liked the later column for mine. |
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Thanks Dale! But plastic? Never would have figured that. Makes perfect sense though. Wouldn't want my sternum having to shear a steel pin. |
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