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Ifitaintbroke

Steering column nonsense

Does anyone know if there's a way to lubricate the lock cylinder and actuator in a non-tilt without disassembling the whole thing?

Bradley
86 f250 supercab longbed, 4x4, 460 bored to 472 cubes, ported heads, ARP rod bolts, EFI pistons, 5.08/5.41 lift 114° lobe separation flat tappet cam, notched lifters, Smith Brothers pushrods, stock rockers, Eddy Performer intake, Holley 1850 or 3310 depending on mood, custom curved points dizzy, MSD analog 6al triggered by Pertronix module, zf5 swap, 3g alternator, custom instrument cluster, dual tanks with 38 Gal rear for 57 Gal of fuel capacity, far too much more to mention.

98 Ranger standard cab, rwd, 5-speed, 2.5L, glass pack muffler, dual plugs wired to fire at the same time, coming up on 300,000 miles before too long.

Averaging 26-27 mpg.

South Georgia.

Gary Lewis

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You can pull the tumbler and lubricate through its opening. The factory shop manual instructions are on the (oddly enough) Instructions tab on the page at Documentation/Interior/Steering Columns.

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Ifitaintbroke

Re: Steering column nonsense

Thanks. I'll try that.

ArdWrknTrk

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In reply to this post by Gary Lewis

I like PTFE dry lube.
Yes, it leaves a chalky white mess.
But it slides smooth and doesn't attract dust, lint and grit becoming grinding paste.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

BigBrother-84

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Ifitaintbroke wrote

Does anyone know if there's a way to lubricate the lock cylinder and actuator in a non-tilt without disassembling the whole thing?

I tried to avoid "deeper fix" by lubricating from the key hole, but without good results.
Finally, I decided to pull the steering wheel and see what was going on.
The major issue was the actuator.

Not a difficult job, just need a puller for the wheel. No need to disassemble the actuator, you can lubricate it by the end (protect your carpet since some lubricant will drip along the column).

Take a look here.

Jeff / 1984 F350 Crew Cab 4x4/5.8L w351 4V/ T18/ D50 4.10 front/ 8' bed.
Restored 2019-2022.
Nicknamed «Big Brother 1984», due to its soooo-looong shape & nod to George Orwell's 1984 famous novel.

Ifitaintbroke

Re: Steering column nonsense

Thanks for the help guys. Got it lubed and it works great. Now I just have to get the column in.