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- Location
- Mount Holly, NC
- Vehicle Year
- 2001
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Automatic
I got getting a tilt steering column for my 2001 Ford Ranger, which currently has a fixed steering column. The tilt column came out of a 2001 Ranger.
My only hesitation comes from the fact that this is my first column; I don't want to make a mistake by making the truck undrivable (by disassembling the steering wheel and ignition), and one poster on another thread said the job took 3-5 hours, which I can't see happening under any circumstance.
Looks like an hour job, no? As to mating the column with the intermediate shaft, it's a matter of loosening one bolt and mating the units together, correct?
Should I use locktite on the bolt that joins the column to the intermediate shaft?
My biggest concern is that I will be reusing my clockspring. I've watched some video's, etc.; most of them revolve around installing a new clockspring, not removing the existing, and reinstalling, the existing clockspring.
My truck doesn't have cruise. How does the current clockspring pop off my existing column, and should the installation on the new column be a matter of pressing it onto the steering shaft?
I know my post is involved, and I thank everyone in advance for their time
My only hesitation comes from the fact that this is my first column; I don't want to make a mistake by making the truck undrivable (by disassembling the steering wheel and ignition), and one poster on another thread said the job took 3-5 hours, which I can't see happening under any circumstance.
Looks like an hour job, no? As to mating the column with the intermediate shaft, it's a matter of loosening one bolt and mating the units together, correct?
Should I use locktite on the bolt that joins the column to the intermediate shaft?
My biggest concern is that I will be reusing my clockspring. I've watched some video's, etc.; most of them revolve around installing a new clockspring, not removing the existing, and reinstalling, the existing clockspring.
My truck doesn't have cruise. How does the current clockspring pop off my existing column, and should the installation on the new column be a matter of pressing it onto the steering shaft?
I know my post is involved, and I thank everyone in advance for their time
