by wirepuller Mon Jun 29, 2015 9:55 amHey guys,
Does a steering column need to be hardened steel, or can it be cold rolled steel?
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Does a steering column need to be hardened steel, or can it be cold rolled steel?
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Steering column material
wirepuller- Number of posts : 176
Location : Edmonton, AB, Canada
Registration date : 2011-01-28
Big W- Number of posts : 3282
Location : Saskatoon,Sask,Canada
Age : 60
Registration date : 2011-01-13
I'm thinking no...only because of what other hot rod builders have used in the past. I assume you are talking about the shaft inside the column that the steering wheel attaches to. Some use including myself) chrome plated 1045 cold rolled steel round bar for making steering extensions under the hood to reach mustang racks. Also my 1953 ford had a hollow tube in the column which made it difficult for pulling the wheel off. You have to leave the wheel nut on close to the top so you didn't mushroom the top of the pipe threads.
wirepuller- Number of posts : 176
Location : Edmonton, AB, Canada
Registration date : 2011-01-28
Thanks BigW! Your assumption was correct and good advice with the nut. I'm doing a side job for a neighbor who has a 60s Fiat, and I've bartered an old wooden Fiat steering wheel for my project. Beautiful shape, but the connection is splined and appears to be about a 1" diameter. I will need to craft a piece of steel down to my steering box.
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