Thread: 47-55.1 *Steering Wheel Centering*
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Old 12-24-2019, 06:21 PM   #1
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Re: *Steering Wheel Centering*

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Originally Posted by joedoh View Post
on the spline, there are two possibilities, on early steering boxes there is room to slide the set screw past the splines and tighten, on later boxes there is a flat that, when pointing straight up, means the box is at dead center.

on the upper side, for columns with a through hole, you can tack weld or even tape a piece inside the column shaft on one side, then the set screw tightens against it. that set screw is super long for that purpose.
Thanks. I really won't know how many spline my steering box has until I get the rag joint off. I assume the ujoint at the column will slip over the part with the big hole and the spline end will fit onto the slip shaft ? Am I thinking correctly?
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