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Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 21 9:06 am
by autofetish
1968 W200 pickup
(Think itβs the same as a D200)
Can anyone explain how this goes back together please
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 21 12:06 pm
by Dave999
some of that goes on top of the steering wheel...which is missing
presume cup, big spring and the thingy with the hooks on is horn push or indeed all of it is
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 21 12:26 pm
by Dave999
actually
1) thing with hooks on seems to have a column sized hole in it i think it goes first hooky bits up
2)followed by the collar with similar sized centre indent upwards to insulate what follows from the chassis or maybe steering wheel boss
3) followed by a similar diameter spring not sure which sitting in collar
4) then the big spring small end down around the collar
5) then the plate with the big hole on top of the large end of that spring
6) work out what the other narrow spring and the springsteel clip do
7) horn button must press either part5 or the stem from its bottom into something to complete circuit
hooky part may go above or below wheel provided hooky bits can still connect with the horn push and its hooks come round the spokes
ware or witness marks on wheel will show....
all just a guess
big spring and that big hole plate definitely sit together if the indented tabs fit the big end of the spring
knowing what is in the cup part of the horn push in respect to contacts and metal is key I think
dave
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 21 12:51 pm
by Dave999
looks like the thick coil small diameter spring goes below the wheel
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 21 1:00 pm
by Derek
Will, have you asked on any of the Chevy truck groups on Facebook.
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 21 1:04 pm
by Dave999
1/4 turn anti clockwise to clip the horn push back in which fits with the orientation of the hooky bits on that plate
kinda suggests that plate goes in the boss of the wheel with the collar on top?
or maybe that collar just insulates the top of the fat spring you stuck down the hole and presses against the back of the wheel.
that makes more sense
1) bit more of a cab over design than a car
2) no collapsible tube
3) allows wheel to ride on the splines so if you hit steering box hard on something like a curb stone the wheel won't jump as hard and smash your fingers
so
fat coil spring
collar/insulator Chrylser wouldn't have a spring steel spring sitting against a pot metal wheel even if the spline section is different, unlike metals prompt corrosion...! but its most likely just to stop it rattling
wheel
then the rest of the gubbins is horn push
you'll need to experiment as the NUT needs to fit on the shaft and of course i forgot about that
but all just a guess
i think you need a workshop manual...
Dave
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Mon Jan 18, 21 2:46 pm
by Dave999
PS that nut seems to have a profile. does it fit the end of the thin wire spring?
in which case we know which way up the not goes and where the thin wire spring goes
dave
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 21 9:50 am
by autofetish
Derek wrote: βMon Jan 18, 21 1:00 pm
Will, have you asked on any of the Chevy truck groups on Facebook.
Chevy`s can Bananarama! off
Facebook can Bananarama! off
This is all mother Mopar baby
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 21 9:50 am
by autofetish
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 21 11:22 am
by Derek
Re: Steering help how does this go back together
Posted: Tue Jan 19, 21 1:40 pm
by Dave999
meanwhile i was looking at the picture i'd used and was thinking have i just posted a picture of a chevy steering column up
dave