Steering shaft hitting pedal box?

[Ahealey]

Installing the steering shaft today and it is hitting the pedal box just above the brake pedal where I would assume the brake light switch goes? Anyone run into this?

[RickP]

make sure your flange bearing on the front of the foot box is loose. It should fit with a little fussing if I remember correctly. When it's installed you should have a very small gap between the shaft and the 2x2 dash bottom tube. An 1/8 inch if my eyeball calculation is accurate. I remember encountering this problem and I had to make sure the flange bearing was really sloppy loose in front.

[Ahealey]

If you look at the first picture, it doesn't show the greatest but the shaft actually won't go above the bar that the flange bearing sits upon. It's liked so inches too low overall from being able to get to the flange bearing

[michael everson]

I don't have your answer, but it wouldn't hurt to relieve the pedal box in that area.
Mike

[RickP]

If you look at the first picture, it doesn't show the greatest but the shaft actually won't go above the bar that the flange bearing sits upon. It's liked so inches too low overall from being able to get to the flange bearing


Ok, so what I am referring to is the flange bearing mounted onto the front of the drivers footbox. It needs to be loose when installing the shaft,

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=56735&d=1469583321

The next thing is to make sure the shaft is above the first 3/4x3/4 cross member in the footbox area. Where my finger is. What sits on top of the 2x2 tube is a pillow block. When done, the shaft should just barely clear the 2x2 rail.

http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=56734&d=1469583320

[RickP]

and make sure the flange bearing is installed in the proper orientation. Coupler side facing inside foot box.

here is a tutorial of the procedure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5zGnHExZuA

[Ahealey]

So I figured it out tonight. There was a bolted on piece that was above the brake pedal that it was hitting. Not sure what that piece is for but not needed for this application! Thanks for all the help!!

[RickP]

Not sure what that "piece" could be but glad you got it figured out.

[michael everson]

bracket for cruise control vacuum dump switch
Mike