What the heck is this

[jimmy828]

I did not know where to post this so i ended up here. I have been trying to figure what this part is . It has an inside dimension of 1- 7/16 Can anyone help?

[sargentrs]

Looks like the spring washer from behind the turn signal switch?

[MAK]

Looks like the spring washer from behind the turn signal switch?

That's what I was thinking too I remembered from my steering column disassembly a few weeks ago. It will be this weekend though before I am back up to my shop so I can measure it.

[BobbyFord]

Where'd you find it?

[jimmy828]

Where'd you find it?

Floating around in parts box. When i disassembled parts i would label them but apparently this part i forgot to log.

[jimmy828]

Looks like the spring washer from behind the turn signal switch?

I tried the Tech pages on steering column but could not locate the washer in the breakdown of column. I'm puzzled !

[sargentrs]

To be perfectly honest, when I rebuilt my columns, a 3spd and an automatic, I don't recall ever having one but according to this thread http://fordification.com/forum/viewtopi ... d1d13ec5a4 another member's was broken when he disassembled his column. I'm thinking it's #7C228 on the right, slightly above center, of this diagram, maybe? http://www.fordification.com/tech/image ... column.jpg

[jimmy828]

To be perfectly honest, when I rebuilt my columns, a 3spd and an automatic, I don't recall ever having one but according to this thread http://fordification.com/forum/viewtopi ... d1d13ec5a4 another member's was broken when he disassembled his column. I'm thinking it's #7C228 on the right, slightly above center, of this diagram, maybe? http://www.fordification.com/tech/image ... column.jpg

thanks Sarge. You might be right. I'm going to check it out this weekend. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the help guys!

[alphawave7]

To be perfectly honest, when I rebuilt my columns, a 3spd and an automatic, I don't recall ever having one but according to this thread http://fordification.com/forum/viewtopi ... d1d13ec5a4 another member's was broken when he disassembled his column. I'm thinking it's #7C228 on the right, slightly above center, of this diagram, maybe? http://www.fordification.com/tech/image ... column.jpg

That diagram suggests it sits *behind* the shifter housing? Maybe that's why I've never seen it...I did do the turn signal replacement and never saw that.

edit: n/m...I just read Green's post in that old thread.

[MAK]

Here is a pick I took of mine a few weeks ago when I disassembled mine. Hoping it would help remind me where the heck it went when I try to get this all back together...
It is about 1-3/4" diameter with an 1/8" face. It goes over the shift column and provides a little tension pushing against the face of the column housing and the shift collar. Actually fits over the inside lip of the shift collar that goes over the shift tube.

[jimmy828]

Here is a pick I took of mine a few weeks ago when I disassembled mine. Hoping it would help remind me where the heck it went when I try to get this all back together...
It is about 1-3/4" diameter with an 1/8" face. It goes over the shift column and provides a little tension pushing against the face of the column housing and the shift collar. Actually fits over the inside lip of the shift collar that goes over the shift tube.
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Thanks for taking the time to post the pic. Just what i needed!. Such a minor fix for me but i thought it would go somewhere causing the job to be a pain in the ass.