1955-56 Chevy Power Steering Column Conversion

No instructions but here are some tips!

Tips: Used with the 500 series box this column is a tight fit to firewall, shift linkage and coupler. The coupler needs to be a minimum of .250 and no more than .375 from the machined "DD" taper of steering shaft. I bottomed out my coupler tight against the taper, drilled and installed a .250 x 3/4 roll pin, (roll pin not included and drilled to a letter C bit) but not having .250 created interference between the shift lever tube and coupler when shifting gears. The neutral switch slot had to be extended counter clockwise .250 and attaching holes re-drilled to mount neutral safety switch. Result, the switch being mounted more on the left side of column than on top as factory. Be sure to slide firewall plate on before assembling top of column mast (mounts from inside unlike factory plate) (reference Classic Performance Products catalog picture) Plate may not align with factory square nuts due to body location on frame, collapsed original body mounts, or location of drilled holes in frame. When assembling the bell/ turn signal switch adaptor, an index square is cast into the bell to provide correct orientation of the turn signal / shift levers and the top of the column tube fits inside a receiver groove. I had to trim the tab .080 (10 o'clock position as viewed from the steering wheel) on the tube to allow index tab to fit. Mock up completed… disassemble tube, scotch bright and paint to match. Assemble column from the top down, add the rubber upper column to cluster seal, safety switch, the bell adaptor, turn signal switch assembly (this allows for easier installation of switch wiring) lower mount plate, inner shift tube and lower bolts, steering shaft. Install on steering box, rough mount column, add upper bearing race, spring, loosely attach steering wheel, center steering box and final adjust gap on steering wheel by sliding column jacket up or down.

column conversion

very hard to do without instruction and it has an air leak

Good product!

Much better to use this, than to cut and modificade the original Column.

Column coversion works ... it's rather challenging.

Installed in a 1955 Chevy Belair factory column shift automatic. It was rather challenging with no instruction, but managed to complete conversion. Fitment was right on, locating upper slot needs to be 1/4" longer to facilitate adjustment of shift lever detent action.

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not the time it takes to modified buy a ididit insted