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ForceFed70

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Kudos to anyone who knows what this part is/does.
BigTime kudos to anyone who can tell me the name of the part or where I can get a new one.

Thanks!

 

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AS you can see, mine isn't in such great shape.

I havn't had much luck finding a replacement.

 

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mfp4073

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steering box?

 

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mfp4073 said:

steering box?

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Nope.

 

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So it's an original part on your 70? I can't say that I've seen something like that, but that's from a 66 owner. Might it be part of a lock or winder mechanism?

 

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Lock mechanism yes, but for the steering. How about a steering lock pin.

 

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It looks like it's made to use with a worm gear but what for I don't know.

 

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My money says it's to lock the steering wheel when you remove the key from the ignition, which is on the column. Since this was a new for '70 feature, those of us with '69 and earlier cars wouldn't have run across it unless we worked on a '70 sometime in the past. Call Mustang Parts of Oklahoma or one of the other big classic Mustang grave yards for a replacement.

 

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69gmachine said:

My money says it's to lock the steering wheel when you remove the key from the ignition, which is on the column. Since this was a new for '70 feature, those of us with '69 and earlier cars wouldn't have run across it unless we worked on a '70 sometime in the past. Call Mustang Parts of Oklahoma or one of the other big classic Mustang grave yards for a replacement.

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You and Brian nailed it!

The key is in the colum for 70 and newer stangs. The gear on this part meshes with the lock cylinder. When you turn the key it locks/unlocks the wheel and also connects to the linkage that runs the ignition switch.

 

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So does anyone know the proper name for this thing?

 

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My guess would be the Steering wheel interlock.

 

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I have a early Lincoln MK column if you can find out if its the same.

 

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It seems I have heard this somewhere. Is the name something like a sector shaft or sector rail?

 

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BottleFed70 said:

So does anyone know the proper name for this thing?

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My book calls it: "Actuator and Steering Wheel Lock Pin".

 

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brianj5600 said:

Lock mechanism yes, but for the steering. How about a steering lock pin.

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I almost got half of it right. Missed "wheel" and "actuator".

 

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If the only thing wrong with it are those two worn teeth, why not just MIG or TIG and file it?

 

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6T6coupe said:

If the only thing wrong with it are those two worn teeth, why not just MIG or TIG and file it?

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That's what I'm hoping to do. I don't own a welder tho, so I'll have to take it into a shop.

 

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you can still buy those new. Suprisingly, my dads 89 bronco uses a part very similar if not identical. Go to your ford dealer and have them look up some switch parts for a truck from that era. I bet you'll get lucky.