Steering Column Interlock Bowl Removal

[Floyd B.]

The interlock lever at the bottom of my steering column is requiring more force to be pushed up into the reverse position than the cable can handle. It looks like the steering column has never been serviced and there is a lot of corrosion and 50 year old gummed up gook. I decided to rebuild the steering column to get the interlock lever working properly. Everything has gone fine up to the point I need to remove the interlock bowl at the top of the column just aft of the key-cylinder & turn-signal housing. i.e. the collar that rotates when the transmission interlock cable moves the lever at the bottom of the column. I'm not sure how to remove the bowl from the rotating shift tube. The '69 service manual does not address removal of the bowl. It appears to be a press-on fit but I want to be sure before proceeding. I need to get the shift tube out of the column to clean out all that gook.

Thanx

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[Michael M.]

Re: Steering Column Interlock Bowl Removal

Yes, it is hand pressed on. What I remember doing, is that you take a small block of wood and gently tap all around the housing.

[Terry M.]

Re: Steering Column Interlock Bowl Removal

See the post by Jim Shea in the "Similar Threads" section below. If there is not enough information in that post follow the link provided. Jim Shea is the steering expert and worked for Saginaw back in the day. You will not get a better source.

[Floyd B.]

Re: Steering Column Interlock Bowl Removal

Thanx Terry. I had read all of Jim's papers covering C3 steering column disassembly before I started but removal of the bowl (part J in the diagrams) is never mentioned.

[Floyd B.]

Re: Steering Column Interlock Bowl Removal

I managed to knock the inner interlock tube out of the bowl and completely disassemble the column. At the bottom of the interlock tube just above where it emerges from the column tube is what appears to be a badly deteriorated seal. It appears that it was a foam ring with paper seals covering the edges. Has anyone seen these? Any Idea how to replace them? I was thinking of using a ring of self-adhesive foam weather seal about 1/4" thick.

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