does anyone have an exploded veiw of the steering wheel end of the steering column for a 65 mustang? really need this to help fix a problem with side to side motion.......thanx don

 

With the steering wheel on or off?

 

off...i'm trying to see what SHOULD be in there to prevent the side motion. don

 

Well, I am not going to take my wheel off to get a pic. If you are talking about the steering column itself, it is attached to the dash with a U looking affair. (first pic). If you are talking about the wheel itself, you may just have a loose nut. Try putting a washer behind the nut so you can tighten it down.


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Soaring....thanx but what i need is an exploded veiw of the column....to see how and what parts are inside...the wheel has side to side motion inside the column.....thanx again don

 

I'd highly recommend getting the CD version of the Shop manual for these old cars. I can't tell you how many times I have used it since getting it a few months ago. Well worth the money!

 

I’m pretty sure the only thing in the column on the 65 that support the steering shaft ( that prevents slop/play) is a copper colored bushing that slides down the shaft and mates with the larger cut out circle on the column.

Basically the shaft fits through the column and exits through a hole slightly bigger than the outside diameter of the shaft. You then slide this bushing down the shaft. This bushing takes up the slop at this exit hole.

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Gun Jam....is there anything that keeps the bushing in place....i.e. a retaining clip...or just the steering wheel nut? thanx don

 

IIRC, the bushing goes in, the wheel follows and then the nut. There is no nut between the wheel and the bushing as far as I can remember. I'm about to take the wheel off on mine, so if you don't get a definitive answer by then, I'll take a look and snap a pic.

 

Gothand....thanx don