Original wheel/ late model column

[Sethmark]

Need some technical expertise. I have a mid 60s pickup wheel that I want to put on an 85 truck column. I know the splines match. Anyone know what it takes to get the horn to work?

Thx.

[Sethmark]

Test for echo..... No one has ever swapped to a modern column and kept the factory steerign wheel?

[markeb01]

One of the adapter kits might do the trick. Here's the Ididit example, I know there are others:



http://www.summitracing.com/parts/id...0040/overview/

[earl84]

I'm hoping you get some answers here, because I want to do the same thing. Just swapped in a tilt column from a motor home, and want the old steering wheel on there instead of the newer one. I plan to eventually rework it and make it a shallower dish and smaller diameter, but that will have to wait for a while.

[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by earl84

I'm hoping you get some answers here, because I want to do the same thing. Just swapped in a tilt column from a motor home, and want the old steering wheel on there instead of the newer one. I plan to eventually rework it and make it a shallower dish and smaller diameter, but that will have to wait for a while.

I made that same swap--from a 1974 m/h to a 1966 C10--and IIRC, the original wheel bolted right on and the horn worked w/o any mods* at all. BTW: that column had NO key, which made it an ideal swap. *I did tie the wires properly between the 2 columns. ymmv
Sam

[kieth]

Originally Posted by Sethmark

Test for echo..... No one has ever swapped to a modern column and kept the factory steerign wheel?

Sometimes it takes a little while to get to the people who know the answer to your question. This is not Wikipedia ha ha......

[luvbowties]

Originally Posted by kieth

Sometimes it takes a little while to get to the people who know the answer to your question. This is not Wikipedia ha ha......

Hey, kieth. You shouldn't deliver false hopes(re: "Wikipedia"): you KNOW that you and I know everything--and we'd already revealed all we knew!!!
Sam

[Sethmark]

So.... The splines are right but the horn button is on the wrong side of the wheel. Grrrr..... Highly disappointing. Anyone want to buy a really good condition 60 wheel?