RE: Steering coupler & shift cable ??

[Butch Edison <waedison1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul, I've done this to my 64 Sport Fury, with assistance from Kevin Merkley
and a tech article on the 62-65 forum. You could grease or rebuild the
steering coupler while it's on the car, but I believe you'll have to take
the steering shaft out of the steering column to put the seal on. This means
you need to take the steering column out of the car, so rebuild the steering
coupler while you have it out of the car. It's not difficult, just a little
time consuming. The steering coupler should have NO play in it. If it has
any at all, needs to be rebuilt or replaced. I found a steering shaft that
had a solid coupler on it, so replaced the whole shaft. There are rebuild
kits on line as well, but I've heard mixed reviews on how good they are. 

The 62-65 webpage has a tech article on rebuilding the steering coupler.
Just be sure to pack it well with grease. Also, be careful to keep the
alignment hole on the steering shaft 13/16" above the steering coupler when
you reassemble things. If you haven't seen this hole in the steering shaft
already, you will when you take the steering column and shaft out of the
car.

A lot of guys don't catch the play in the steering knuckle and spend a lot
of time and money on steering fixes that don't work.

I would never have figured this out, without help from this forum.

Can't help with the transmission question.

/Butch/ Ferndale, WA

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Lennemann [mailto:pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 8:50 AM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Steering coupler & shift cable ??


I have a couple of questions as I get ready to re-install my engine which
hopefully will be done in a week or so.  
First, the steering coupler which is the little rectangular box shaped
component on the bottom end of the steering shaft where it attaches to the
steering gear.  The seal on mine is shot and should be replaced. 
What is the purpose of this piece?  Is it a type of u-joint?  And to replace
the seal will I have to remove the shaft from the column housing and install
it from the top or steering wheel end?  In order to access the inside of
this it looks like I would have to pry open the tabs on the "lid" to get
inside it. It seems like the end of the shaft inside this coupling is
"flared" which might not let you install the seal from the bottom end.  It
doesn't really speak to this in the FSM.
Second, The shifter cable (automatic).  The sheathing has been melted
through about a foot above where it goes into the transmission.  Will I get
a fluid leak through this from the inside of the cable?

Happy 4th

Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html


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