S/D Steering column in OBS

[FreightShaker244]

i have a 95 manual with tilt steering. my steering wheel flops around real bad. its not loose(bolt that holds wheel on) or the tilt. im wondering how much work it is to instal a newer superduty steering column in the OBS fords? i dont need to hook up the electronics right away just bolt it in and make the wheels turn.

[SuperdutyKing]

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[Patrick Feeley]

Not that this answers you question on the SD column swap, but you may just need to replace the steering column bearings. Cheers!

[FreightShaker244]

That's what I'm thinking is wrong. Friend told me you can buy a rebuild kit for the factor steering Column. I haven't tried to look for a such kit yet. I'm had a 05 f250 Harley and miss the buckets so I'm planning on bolting a set in and wanted the wheel to match. If I find out its more work than I'd be ahead I'm jus gonna fix mine or get a $60 scrap yard good column.


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[Patrick Feeley]

Here's a list of parts for totally rebuilding the column (I copied this from someone who posted on it):

Steering Column Parts (tilt column)
Shifter tube bushings....F3TZ-7L278-A (need 2)
Upper bearing...............F4DZ-3517-A
Middle bearing..............F4DZ-3517-C
Lower bearing...............F4DZ-3517-B
Actuator (lock/slider)....FODZ-3E715-A
Actuator (teeth).............F2DZ-3E723-A
Gear (Ign cyl)................F3TZ-3E717-A
Bearing (Ign cyl)...........F2DZ-3E700-A
Retainer (Ign cyl)..........F2DZ-3C610-A
Cruise Stalk...................F58Z-3F609-A
Cancel Cam...................F2TZ-13318-A
Ring kit..........................FODZ-3L539-F (parts between upper bearing bolt for steering wheel, dot by image part #)
Upper housing...............7F2Z-3511-A
Tilt lever........................7F2Z-3D544-A

[superduty4x4]

A few things-
An SD column will not work, they are quite a bit longer and the mounting points are different.
You can rebuild your column, but it's a bit of a pain and costs around $100 minimum.
You can buy a used column from the wrecking yard for as little as $25...

So from the guy that just spent $100 to rebuild his column, I'd hit up the junkyard first.