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ian65 wrote:If by the gearbox you mean the steering box, then that won't be the source of the movement in your steering column. If the shaft was pulling out of the box by an inch, you wouldn't have any steering.
Sounds like the collapsible steering column has , well, collapsed for want of a better description. There is a shear pin halfway down the column that snaps in a collision ( or if someone hits it with a hammer trying to get the steering wheel off and the 2 pieces of the steering column then slide about giving the play that you've got. Check out the steering and suspension section of the forum.... There's a long thread about it in there.

Awesome, I will check that out! I'm still going to take the gearbox to get it looked over. I'm already in there, I would rather have it not go out on me while it's put back together. I also never got to drive the car, I picked it up in a non running condition and started disassembling everything.

Hmm we call it the steering gearbox, I dropped the steering part because I already mentioned it so I felt it could be safely assumed that the steering gearbox is what I was talking about...If I was talking about the transmission (which doesn't even exist right now) I would say transmission. Thanks for the info though!

Yeah, in the UK we call the steering box, the steering box and the gearbox, the gearbox....sorry if it's confusing

ian65 wrote:Yeah, in the UK we call the steering box, the steering box and the gearbox, the gearbox....sorry if it's confusing

Oh no, not confusing. I just found it odd that you felt the need to correct me. I thought you may have been confused. Thanks none the less

I wasnt correcting you... I was trying to make sure we were talking about the same thing ..... ie. the steering box, not the gearbox(transmission)

lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUIA40uLlKw

You both are wrong: he is meaning the variable recirculating ball steering.
Thomas who know how difficult translations, Transmission, transformation,translatings or conversion are

Lucky wrote:lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUIA40uLlKw

Lucky wrote:lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUIA40uLlKw

Lmao! Awesome.

I also realized I never said steering gearbox, so that's my fault lol.

Did some more work on the donor mustang. The engine is now completely out and we managed not to hit the other mustang next to it lol. The only problem is, it keeps sinking into the grass. We've tried laying plywood down as well and still no luck. So, it is still there.

I'm pretty sure every gasket is bad, good thing I bought all new ones and a ton of purple power degreaser lol.





The cool mustang.


I'm surprised at the quality of parts. I bought them from O'Reilly's and the brand is import direct. The box and slip both say made in Japan. Yay for quality parts!





One of the previous owners painted the gauge cluster housing thing white. I thought it was ugly.



Started putting the steering stuff back together and used under coat. The soft brake line is going to be replaced with S.S. ones.

Finally got the engine out of that backyard and into my makeshift shop!




People seriously need to take care of their cooling system. This looks like garbage!!!


Water pump bolts



Throttle body


And a pretty intake manifold! lol