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Steering Column Assembly

Potomac Valley Organics

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Hi all...

We're replacing the steering shaft column (PFFZZ 86403 3497974 per Technical Manual)on our 1977 M880.

I want to expose the splines on the steering gear column shaft to put a universal part on it. There appears to be a pin that holds the universal joint housing onto the shaft. Anyone know I could take it out?

Here's a pic:



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Potomac Valley Organics

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Got it...tapped it out with an awl.

In case anyone's curious, the NPS installed a powersteering system on this truck, the gearbox of which had a busted seal. So I got a new gearbox (didn't want to get into gearbox seal repair), the splines of which don't quite fix the splines on the open flex joint. Summit Racing is sending me a universal replacement shaft which, I hope and am told, will connect directly from the gearbox to the sterring column shaft.

Here's a picture of the part. I will of course save the original parts if it works. Thanks for the quick replies.

 
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