Steering column not matching up

Since you don't have the first body bolts tightened yet as you want to align doors, etc., and you're going to loosen the box to move the column into the gas tank bracket. Make sure you loosen the gas tank bracket bolts when you eventually tighten the first body bolts. Probably wouldn't hurt to loosen the box bolts too. Not only can the gas tank bracket be strained but also the column tube as many crack near where the spark and throttle rods exit.
 
Larry I am not sure what you mean by rubber? I don't notice any of the suppliers that sell rubber that goes in between the clamp and bracket around the steering column. Do I use rubber from an old tire tube in between the clamp and bracket? Thank you all very much for the advice.
 
Once I bought a two tooth steering column from a swap meet to rebuild and swap with the seven tooth column in our 1929 tudor. It fit much like the one mentioned in post one. Closer inspection determined that the steering column's tube had been accidentally bent down sometime in it's past history. The spark and retard levers were binding but they still would fit through their holes. After another complete tear down and a straightening of the steering column's tube, it brought everything back into proper fit again. Just a hunch.
 
Bigsweet75 said:
Larry I am not sure what you mean by rubber? I don't notice any of the suppliers that sell rubber that goes in between the clamp and bracket around the steering column. Do I use rubber from an old tire tube in between the clamp and bracket? Thank you all very much for the advice.
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The 'suppliers' sell the special channel looking rubber. As mentioned, it is in my experience, a little tooo long and should be fitted and cut to desired/necessary length..proper fit.

BTW..
Guys mention about STRAIN put on gas tank by the original mount arm.
Since you are going this whole process now, I'd get the later longer (end of '31 column support arm and install it. Very easy install and takes all the strain off of your tank. A lot of tanks rupture at this original tank mounted arm. I did this to my A and am thankful that my tank didn't rupture before I got around to it. You know what a roundtoit is, eh :)
 
Thanks hard times ... excellent addition as it did solve some issues. As long as they don't mind two brackets and they can leave the rubber out of the bottom one. My mentor and since past friend terry Oberer did that to his 30 Tudor when restored as he was always worried about his tank bracket.
Roger, excellent addition about not tightening the bracket until body is tight

Hopefully he will be fine once the body is-snugged down and the column brought up.
Larry
 
I used my "second" bracket to mount my water temperature gauge.

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I was wondering if I should put the second bracket on? Sounds like great insurance against a future gas leaks. I think I will purchase one and install it.

And yes I know when "roundtoit" is! I sure can't wait to finally drive my A. It seems like such a long time from now!


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Quote:Larry I am not sure what you mean by rubber? I don't notice any of the suppliers that sell rubber that goes in between the clamp and bracket around the steering column. Do I use rubber from an old tire tube in between the clamp and bracket? Thank you all very much for the advice.

This is what Snyder's sell!
 

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