Its very hard to find info about the ‘67 thunderbird. But this was helpful. Ive been working on my own, Tudor tbird with a 390. Hard top. Just got the new steering column, and still need to find a diagram or a picture of the vacuum lines… hoping to get this done before my old man aint around. 🙏
The long square locking rod is not engaging. A vacuum motor releases it. I don't recall exactly how it engages, but have an extra steering column and will look at it later this week and let you know.
I took several pictures of the extra steering columns I have and added notes on them to sort of explain the locking of the steering wheel. Send me your email and I will forward them to you. Usually the issue is that the steering wheel does NOT pop up out of the way when opening the door. In your case the locking rod inside of the column may need to be adjusted out more towards the steering wheel end of the column to engage with the tilting yoke, which it wedges into - thereby locking it and preventing it from moving. The vacuum motor, when the door is opened draws the locking rod out of the tilting yoke (which is spring loaded), thereby releasing the spring tension and causing the steering wheel to tilt over. When the door is then closed and you manually lower the steering wheel into position, the locking rod (having no release pull on it from the vacuum motor) moves with the preload of the spring in the vacuum motor into the tilting yoke - locking the steering wheel into position.
Hi Bill, thanks for your help with this. I’ve tried replying adding my email but youtube keeps deleting my comments. Maybe you could add email in description. I don’t know what else to do for contact.
This helped me a ton with my fathers ‘67 Mercury Monterey resto. I appreciate you taking the time to explain this
Glad that it helped.
Its very hard to find info about the ‘67 thunderbird. But this was helpful. Ive been working on my own, Tudor tbird with a 390. Hard top. Just got the new steering column, and still need to find a diagram or a picture of the vacuum lines… hoping to get this done before my old man aint around. 🙏
Send me your email and I will send you a simple diagram that I made of the tilt-a-way steering wheel actuation.
I have same column but tilt away wont lock in down position. What would cause this?
The long square locking rod is not engaging. A vacuum motor releases it. I don't recall exactly how it engages, but have an extra steering column and will look at it later this week and let you know.
Thank you @@gormanwpjr
I took several pictures of the extra steering columns I have and added notes on them to sort of explain the locking of the steering wheel. Send me your email and I will forward them to you. Usually the issue is that the steering wheel does NOT pop up out of the way when opening the door. In your case the locking rod inside of the column may need to be adjusted out more towards the steering wheel end of the column to engage with the tilting yoke, which it wedges into - thereby locking it and preventing it from moving. The vacuum motor, when the door is opened draws the locking rod out of the tilting yoke (which is spring loaded), thereby releasing the spring tension and causing the steering wheel to tilt over. When the door is then closed and you manually lower the steering wheel into position, the locking rod (having no release pull on it from the vacuum motor) moves with the preload of the spring in the vacuum motor into the tilting yoke - locking the steering wheel into position.
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I wonder if it's the same for a 67 mustang
Close, I would say. West Coast Cougars used to rebuild them, as I understand, but no longer.
Hi Bill, thanks for your help with this. I’ve tried replying adding my email but youtube keeps deleting my comments. Maybe you could add email in description. I don’t know what else to do for contact.
gormanwpjr@gmail.com
Thank you i sent you email@@gormanwpjr