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Help! Identify this part from a '68 column- and a PN and a vendor please!

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Mine grenaded when I took the column apart. Anybody know?
 

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CraigMBA said:


Mine grenaded when I took the column apart. Anybody know?
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I believe it is the turn signal canceling ring? It has been a while since I had mine appart though. My book is at the shop with the car so I am not able to clarify. But now that I think about it, I think it may be called a "column sleeve"?

Sorry, I am sure that did not help a bit
 

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I don't know the correct name of it but that is NOT the turn signal cancel "thingy". the one in the picture is at the lower end of the column, the portion that is in the engine compartment. Mine came apart too, it was plastic and you can imagine what 40 years of heat/cold/weather/dirt had done to it. I didn't care when mine broke since I put the TCP rack and pinion on mine, maybe that is your solution too?

 

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I don't know the correct name of it but that is NOT the turn signal cancel "thingy".
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I just replaced my 65 coulumn with a '68 column that I bought from eBay. It didn't have that part.

Edit: After looking at it again, It looks like the spacer/bushing that centers the inner column to the outer column at the end. I took mine apart and a bunch of dirt and rust particles came out, But the bushing stayed attached to the outer coulumn part, so i just cleaned/painted everything up and reassembled.

I just looked at the Mustangs and Ford site you got the pic from.

the caption below the pic says: "The ’68-’68 column takes this plastic sleeve, which secures the inner tube."
 

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Yeah, but I need one!

I have the TCP stuff, it won't fit in the space between the end of the column and the steering box.
 

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Ummmmm....exactly what TCP stuff do you have?

Their rack and pinion replaces the steering box completely.

See the bottom pic HERE
 
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I just put the TCP rack on my 69, and it said to remove and throw away that piece.

As what Tim65GT said, it just serves as a bushing to center the inner and outer tubes of the column.
 

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j69302 said:
I just put the TCP rack on my 69, and it said to remove and throw away that piece.
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You got it off in one peice?

j69302 said:
As what Tim65GT said, it just serves as a bushing to center the inner and outer tubes of the column.
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Yes, and the anodized aluminum housing from TCP has a sealed bearing in it that takes over that role.
 

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I'm putting an ABS power box in my car. I bought the TCP piece for the shaft thinking I needed a second bearing for the bottom of the column. It would work but it makes the bottom of the column about 1" too long and won't clear the universal joint. In the process of finding out it wouldn't work I destroyed the plastic spacer clip.

In short, been there, done that, won't work, and I need to go back.

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CraigMBA said:
I'm putting an ABS power box in my car. I bought the TCP piece for the shaft thinking I needed a second bearing for the bottom of the column. It would work but it makes the bottom of the column about 1" too long and won't clear the universal joint. In the process of finding out it wouldn't work I destroyed the plastic spacer clip.

In short, been there, done that, won't work, and I need to go back.

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have you thought about shortening the column like you would do if you were installing the TCP rack?
 

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have you thought about shortening the column like you would do if you were installing the TCP rack?
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You don't shorten the column on the '68 version.

You shorten the column on the '65 version to be the same length as the '68 unit.

This is a possiblity. I'll have to go further dry fit this afternoon.
 
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maybe one of these would work for you?

http://mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy...g&subCategory=Steering+Column&CatKey=EMUSTANG

i think this is what you need here, but i'd put the bearing above in it too though

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb...~S2AE10FNET75111196050G~Z5Z5Z5~Z5Z5Z50000016e
 

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maybe one of these would work for you?

http://mustangsunlimited.com/itemdy0...atKey=EMUSTANG

i think this is what you need here, but i'd put the bearing above in it too though

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z500000 16e
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That bearing goes in the front of the column right behind the steering wheel.

In the pic, it's in section to the left behind the metal retainer with the three screws.

 

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sorry i was looking at the tilt column bearing at the same time and it said lower column tube bearing. it still goes on top of the column though. sorry, i misunderstood the listing, i guess.
 

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My bad, I thought that was the top of the column. Wake and Stangnet can be bad for your health.
 
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