Floor shift steering column question

[Tony Barracuda]

Im swapping over to floor shift and bought a column from a member here. I’m rebuilding it now. Is the shift tube on a floor shift model supposed to have a shift tube key? Seems on column there is a key and screw. Mine doesn’t so it lets the shift lever housing to move about 45 degree. Now remember we are working on a floor shift model so the shift lever housing is just the housing. Is this normal???

 

[Garrett Ellison]

I.I.R.C., it can be dependent on what year you’re working on. We’ll need some details.

 

[Tony Barracuda]

I believe it’s a 68 barracuda floor shift column

 

[Tony Barracuda]

So mine doesn’t have the shift tube key like the picture. So the housing moves with in the slots. And I don’t remember if it did that before I took it apart.

 

[Tony Barracuda]

Now I have it all together and it all seems fine but the housing moves.

 

[Tony Barracuda]

I also can’t seem to find a illustration on the floor shift model column just a colum Shift.

 

[t6flyer]

Hey Tony,
Running into the same steering column issue on my 69 Charger 4spd car. Did you figure out if the shifter housing rotating is normal?

 

[Tony Barracuda]

God I can’t remember! I know I took it apart and put it back together a few times. I thought it still moved. I put in the car and seems fine. One thing make sure the shaft is extended enough so the coupler reaches the box. I had to pull the column back out and put vice grips on the end of the shaft on a vice and tap it out about an inch. The inner shaft had collapsed a bit.

 

[t6flyer]

Thanks for the info. It seems strange that the part in question would rotate like that but I cannot see anything that looks like it would secure it. I guess I'll put it back together and see how it goes. Thanks for the fast reply.

 

[RedFish]

Is there not a little hole in the bottom of that bell? A set screw in there? My memory fails. Sorry

 

[Tony Barracuda]

No set screw

 

[t6flyer]

I just had mine apart and was surprised there wasn't anything to secure it. No set screw or anything.

 

[Tony Barracuda]

Yep I was surprised as well, but I put it together and everything seem fine

 

[Tony Barracuda]

Set screw on column shift I guess

 

[t6flyer]

Yea, mine seems good too. Only issue is my tach is mounted to it. Still seems fine but it is weird being able to move it around. Oh well,