63 Steering Column Rebuild

[63_downlow]

Just about finished completely rebuilding my steering column for my 63. I had completely stripped to bare bones and started from nothing. I stripped & prepped the column for paint. Replaced parts along the way while it was completely apart.

**NEW**

NOS turn signal switch assembly
Gear lever & turn signal lever
Shift detent plate
Upper bearing
Shift indicator lens
Neutral safety switch
Horn contact

Fresh NEW chrome on the shift collar & a lot of
Little parts for more detail..

NOW the only thing I need left to put on is the white cone bushing , and I don’t remember exactly where it went and how exactly it goes on. The shaft wiggles inside of the tube. Any tips?

[Gagarin]

Oh my!
You are my hero, I need to tackle mine at some point?

[63_downlow]

Haha, I know many people are scared of tackling it and I have not seen any threads on here of someone tearing one apart.

I just bit the bullet and tackled it and took pictures along the way and I can pretty much disassemble it by memory now, it’s very easy now. It’s not as hard as you’d think. And if you do decide on doing it yourself you will see yourself how easy it really is.

This was a column I got extremely lucky on and scored at the swap meet for $20 and was in great condition. When I got it.

My original one wasn’t doing so hot, and it also helped having it as an extra to use for parts to transfer to the new one.

[Alan H. Tast]

The cone (basic # 3C733) goes in at the bottom of the column - the wide part goes on first so that the cone tapers from inside the shifter tube down to the shaft at the end of the tube. The narrow end is at the bottom. It's more of a dust control than a centering device.