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**BigBird05** · 02-21-2021, 07:14 PM

I am getting ready to rebuild my steering column and need to find the large spring that is at the bottom of the column. It is above the gear selector lever ( automatic column ). It looks to be about 2 1/2" in diameter. I don't know how long because it is rusted in half. Any body have or know of one?

**LockDoc** · 02-21-2021, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by BigBird05

I am getting ready to rebuild my steering column and need to find the large spring that is at the bottom of the column. It is above the gear selector lever ( automatic column ). It looks to be about 2 1/2" in diameter. I don't know how long because it is rusted in half. Any body have or know of one?

PM me your address and I will send you one....

LockDoc

**LockDoc** · 03-09-2021, 07:10 PM

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Well, because I didn't read the first post close enough I sent BigBird the wrong spring. After checking, I can't seem to locate any extras like he needs in my parts stash. There are actually 2 springs in that location, one fits inside the other. Here is what he needs in case someone can help him out.

Sorry for the confusion on my part.....

LockDoc

**BigBird05** · 03-09-2021, 07:34 PM

Lock Doc, Logical mistake, no problem. After studying the problem some more. I deduced that the bad spring looked a lot like a starter solenoid spring. It took me a couple of days to find a donor starter. After tearing it apart it is indeed the the same size. It might be a little stiffer but I can live with that. Thanks for all of the help. Some times it just doesn't work out the way we planed.

**LockDoc** · 03-10-2021, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBird05

Lock Doc, Logical mistake, no problem. After studying the problem some more. I deduced that the bad spring looked a lot like a starter solenoid spring. It took me a couple of days to find a donor starter. After tearing it apart it is indeed the the same size. It might be a little stiffer but I can live with that. Thanks for all of the help. Some times it just doesn't work out the way we planed.

OK, glad you came up with a solution. Let us know how it works out after you get it together and installed.

LockDoc

02-21-2021, 07:14 PM	#1
BigBird05 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Cheraw Posts: 1,305	steering column spring I am getting ready to rebuild my steering column and need to find the large spring that is at the bottom of the column. It is above the gear selector lever ( automatic column ). It looks to be about 2 1/2" in diameter. I don't know how long because it is rusted in half. Any body have or know of one?

03-09-2021, 07:10 PM	#3
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,331	Re: steering column spring - Well, because I didn't read the first post close enough I sent BigBird the wrong spring. After checking, I can't seem to locate any extras like he needs in my parts stash. There are actually 2 springs in that location, one fits inside the other. Here is what he needs in case someone can help him out. Sorry for the confusion on my part..... LockDoc Attached Images __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

03-09-2021, 07:34 PM	#4
BigBird05 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Cheraw Posts: 1,305	Re: steering column spring Lock Doc, Logical mistake, no problem. After studying the problem some more. I deduced that the bad spring looked a lot like a starter solenoid spring. It took me a couple of days to find a donor starter. After tearing it apart it is indeed the the same size. It might be a little stiffer but I can live with that. Thanks for all of the help. Some times it just doesn't work out the way we planed.



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