Identify Column Drop

[olddragracer]

I am trying to identify a column drop on a steering column that I got with a '34 Vicky. The steering box, Model No. B-3550, I believe is a '32 Ford steering gearbox. But the column drop does not look like any of the '32 column drops I have seen. It may be a '40 Ford, but I am not sure. I have attached a few pictures.

 

[Ken/Alabama]

It’s 40.

 

[TJ]

Definitely '40.

 

[DavidG]

All '32-'34 steering boxes were the same and therefore all had the same part number, namely B-3550, although not all of them had that number on the casting.

 

[olddragracer]

Thanks everyone for the quick response. I didn't know you could put a 1940 column drop on a 1932-34 steering column. I am guessing the steering shaft must be a '40 to match the locking mechanism. The shaft simply has a hole in it.

 

[TJ]

Thanks everyone for the quick response. I didn't know you could put a 1940 column drop on a 1932-34 steering column. I am guessing the steering shaft must be a '40 to match the locking mechanism. The shaft simply has a hole in it.

You can actually move the locking collar up or down on the shaft to coincide with the locking mechanism and tube you are using.