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trosa54 · 07-26-2017, 10:16 PM

Can any one tell me how thick this piece is? I can make a template from the drop, just don't know how thick it should be. Green Book part number 48 3683-A. Goes between drop and dash. Maybe someone has this piece for sale?

Thanks Ford Barn

MGG · 07-26-2017, 11:20 PM

C&G Ford Parts has them for $1.95

koates · 07-27-2017, 03:32 AM

Make it yourself. Use flat insertion rubber which has a fabric moulded in it for strength and stiffness. Its approx. 1/8" inch thick. Normal rubber tends to squash out a bit when clamped tightly. Regards, Kevin.

weemark · 07-27-2017, 04:11 AM

as koates has said make it yourself, the ones the vendors sell are just pieces of rubber strip about an 1/8th thick and yes they just squash when tightened.

1934 · 07-27-2017, 05:21 AM

I cut a piece from an old inner tube. It works fine, (no more squeaks). I might have doubled it- can't remember.
Doug.

31steve · 07-27-2017, 12:29 PM

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Go to any glass shop that does plate glass and ask for a setting block, They are hard rubber and come in any thickness you want and are almost the right length for a column drop. I got a 1/4 inch one on my 34 and I drilled a tiny hole through it and inserted an indicator LED for my turn signals. Steve

07-26-2017, 10:16 PM	#1
trosa54 Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Duarte, Ca Posts: 64	34 Ford column drop shim? Can any one tell me how thick this piece is? I can make a template from the drop, just don't know how thick it should be. Green Book part number 48 3683-A. Goes between drop and dash. Maybe someone has this piece for sale? Thanks Ford Barn

07-26-2017, 11:20 PM	#2
MGG Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oregon City, OR Posts: 285	Re: 34 Ford column drop shim? C&G Ford Parts has them for $1.95

07-27-2017, 03:32 AM	#3
koates Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia. Posts: 2,185	Re: 34 Ford column drop shim? Make it yourself. Use flat insertion rubber which has a fabric moulded in it for strength and stiffness. Its approx. 1/8" inch thick. Normal rubber tends to squash out a bit when clamped tightly. Regards, Kevin.

07-27-2017, 04:11 AM	#4
weemark Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: uk Posts: 367	Re: 34 Ford column drop shim? as koates has said make it yourself, the ones the vendors sell are just pieces of rubber strip about an 1/8th thick and yes they just squash when tightened.

07-27-2017, 05:21 AM	#5
1934 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 430	Re: 34 Ford column drop shim? I cut a piece from an old inner tube. It works fine, (no more squeaks). I might have doubled it- can't remember. Doug.

07-27-2017, 12:29 PM	#6
31steve Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Asheville NC Posts: 49	Re: 34 Ford column drop shim? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Go to any glass shop that does plate glass and ask for a setting block, They are hard rubber and come in any thickness you want and are almost the right length for a column drop. I got a 1/4 inch one on my 34 and I drilled a tiny hole through it and inserted an indicator LED for my turn signals. Steve