When I watched my friend do the conversion, he just drilled and tapped to
holes on the column to hold the bearing in place with Allen studs and a lock
nut to keep the stud from coming loose " just like Borgeson does with their
u-joints".
Joe Garcia
Yuba City, CA
1950 Chevrolet 3100
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-----Original Message-----
From: CHARLES A. CLARK <CHARLES_A._CLARK@HUD.GOV>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 8:32 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Power steering with original steering column in AD
truck
>
>
>About a year ago there was a discussion from Jack Halton about using the
>original steering column on a power steering conversion. The lower bearing
used
>was from a Toro (riding mower? Jack, or anyone else who might have done
the
>same conversion, what did you use for a lower bearing retainer? I'm
interested
>in doing the same for my 49 panel which I am converting to PS using the
original
>straight axel.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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