steering column

[cwindsor]

Well I took the steering column apart because of a bad shift
Collar that I dont even use. Now the issue is after market collar
I bought wont fit right.???

When I tighten the wheel nut down the collar jams?

Any thoughts

[ICEMAN6166]

Tom @ flashback mentioned issues with collars long ago

i know he has the good ones

http://www.flashbackf100s.com/steering_ ... h_steering

[Hawkrod]

The aftermarket ones will work fine but you have to adjust your column after you install the new one. Loosen all of the column clamps (and if it is a 65/6 the clamp on the lower shaft) and move your column down to make more clearance. If it hasn't been apart in a long time it may not be the simplest task. Hawkrod

[charliemccraney]

If you don't use the shift collar, you can replace it with a floor shift collar and remove all of the associated column shift parts. The 60s and 70s collar assemblies will fit. The '73 - '77 units use a turn signal switch with a built in emergency flasher switch that can make for a pretty clean looking all Ford conversion.