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1928Pickuppain · 04-12-2011, 11:52 AM

So sunday I drove my A out to east boston to pick up a 3 ton press, it weighs about 350lbs and its stand that weighs about 100 lbs. I bought it so i could rebuild my stearing colum. (lets go back 11 mounths) I currentley have a 31 colum in my 28 ford the origonal 7 tooth was not driveable to much play in the wheel. The extra 31 I had was prity tight not great but ok but had the thereds smashed up at the top so I cut the threads off one bouth and welded the good threds from the 28 to the top of the good 31 colum and installed in my trunk. (back to presant) now this sunday i cruse home from east boston no problems and im about to take the sharp corner at the bottom of the hill that my street is off of, and all of a sudden wheel comes off in my hand. I rolled into someones yard and stoped pushed the car home while stearing it by pushing the tires I think when i welded it the heat made the meatle around the weld brittle and it finaly snaped with the extra 500lbs in the bed. luckaly no one was comeing around the corner and no one got hurt. Well this has kind of forced me to go and rebild myu steering colum asap I stoped by PV antique yesterday with the goal of ordering a worm gear for about 30 bucks and a colum for about 45$ thoughs were around the right prices for the colum and shaft sold sepretly for 30-31 but they only had a worm sold for the 28, no shaft you could buy them together for like 270$ wich is crazy when i can easly press the worm on the shaft myself. so botom line is i need a 28 steering shaft for a 7 tooth box dose any one know were to get one of dose anyone have an old one sitting around

04-12-2011, 11:52 AM	#1
1928Pickuppain Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Billerica, Ma Posts: 461	Houston we have a problem.... So sunday I drove my A out to east boston to pick up a 3 ton press, it weighs about 350lbs and its stand that weighs about 100 lbs. I bought it so i could rebuild my stearing colum. (lets go back 11 mounths) I currentley have a 31 colum in my 28 ford the origonal 7 tooth was not driveable to much play in the wheel. The extra 31 I had was prity tight not great but ok but had the thereds smashed up at the top so I cut the threads off one bouth and welded the good threds from the 28 to the top of the good 31 colum and installed in my trunk. (back to presant) now this sunday i cruse home from east boston no problems and im about to take the sharp corner at the bottom of the hill that my street is off of, and all of a sudden wheel comes off in my hand. I rolled into someones yard and stoped pushed the car home while stearing it by pushing the tires I think when i welded it the heat made the meatle around the weld brittle and it finaly snaped with the extra 500lbs in the bed. luckaly no one was comeing around the corner and no one got hurt. Well this has kind of forced me to go and rebild myu steering colum asap I stoped by PV antique yesterday with the goal of ordering a worm gear for about 30 bucks and a colum for about 45$ thoughs were around the right prices for the colum and shaft sold sepretly for 30-31 but they only had a worm sold for the 28, no shaft you could buy them together for like 270$ wich is crazy when i can easly press the worm on the shaft myself. so botom line is i need a 28 steering shaft for a 7 tooth box dose any one know were to get one of dose anyone have an old one sitting around