Steering column removal instructions

[mr. fix it]

I have a digital copy of the FSM for the 1960 Seneca but there is nothing to cover the removal of the steering column at all.

I have the 3spd on the tree hardware to content with..

Can anyone help me out here?

 

[Big_John]

IIRC, I think the column doesn't really come out like a more modern car. I think the shaft that the steering wheel attaches to goes through the steering box. You should be able to pull the outside of the column off, but I think to remove the whole column, you have to remove the steering gear. That should be in the steering section of the FSM.

 

[traintech55]

Steering columns in general are pretty easy to remove from a car.
1. Remove lower dash trim cover.
2. Disconnect the shifter arms from the column.
3. Disconnect the steering shaft from the steering gear box.
4. Remove the bolts that hold the mast jacket to the firewall.
5. Disconnect the turn signal harness.
6. Remove the upper column mount and it should drop down, then just pull it out of the car.
Reverse procedure to reinstall.

 

[mr. fix it]

Steering columns in general are pretty easy to remove from a car.
1. Remove lower dash trim cover.
2. Disconnect the shifter arms from the column.
3. Disconnect the steering shaft from the steering gear box.
4. Remove the bolts that hold the mast jacket to the firewall.
5. Disconnect the turn signal harness.
6. Remove the upper column mount and it should drop down, then just pull it out of the car.
Reverse procedure to reinstall.

Thanks John.
I know it is generally, i was looking in the service maintenance area and it talks about being really careful with the linkage alignment .
With the box being behind the frame and close to the column on this setup it is helpful for others that have actually done the work.
I plan to document the job and post it.

 

[Big_John]

3. Disconnect the steering shaft from the steering gear box.

I think the shaft is one piece and goes through the gearbox.

I may be completely wrong on that though....

Shoot... Now I gotta download a FSM and look myself.

 

[traintech55]

I think the shaft is one piece and goes through the gearbox.

I may be completely wrong on that though....

Shoot... Now I gotta download a FSM and look myself.

You could be correct also. 1960 is a little before my time, earliest I remember is 1962.

 

[traintech55]

Thanks John.
I know it is generally, i was looking in the service maintenance area and it talks about being really careful with the linkage alignment .
With the box being behind the frame and close to the column on this setup it is helpful for others that have actually done the work.
I plan to document the job and post it.

Your Welcome, by the way it is Bill, not John.

 

[mr. fix it]

I think the shaft is one piece and goes through the gearbox.

I may be completely wrong on that though....

Shoot... Now I gotta download a FSM and look myself.

it doesn't show it at all...
really that's in my version at least..
Maybe i have the Coles' Notes version at only 800+ pages..

 

[mr. fix it]

Your Welcome, by the way it is Bill, not John.

ok. sorry I thought I was responding to Big_John

 

[traintech55]

ok. sorry I thought I was responding to Big_John

No Problem. If I have to be confused with someone, at least Big John is a good guy.

 

[Big_John]

it doesn't show it at all...
really that's in my version at least..
Maybe i have the Coles' Notes version at only 800+ pages..

Someplace... Somewhere... I know I had a paper FSM for a 1960 Dodge. I just looked and can't find it. If I do, it's yours.

I just downloaded a copy.... 'cause I had to know....

This is manual steering?? Correct?

The way I'm seeing this gearbox is that the shaft is hollow (designated as "tube") and goes directly through the gearbox. I know the one in my 53 Windsor is similar, if not the same. The shaft is hollow and the horn wire travels down it and out the end.

 

[Big_John]

 

[Big_John]

Then I reading this as removing the gearbox and shaft (tube) as a unit, taking the column jacket off and out first.

 

[bluefury361]

Then I reading this as removing the gearbox and shaft (tube) as a unit, taking the column jacket off and out first. View attachment 131854

It's the same in the 60 Plymouth manual also. Getting the pitman arm off the gear box is the toughest part of the procedure. Note the manual trans paragraph.
You really do need to invest in an original or reproduction manual.

 

[mr. fix it]

This looks like a challenge...

 

[bluefury361]

This looks like a challenge...

Everything is a challenge. It's a good thing this is fun.....