Steering Sun Gear Question Help Needed

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2014: Steering Sun Gear Question Help Needed
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Friday, July 25, 2014 - 11:09 am:

What's the difference between these two steering sun gears? Can I replace the one with the long tail with the shorter one in a 1913/14 steering column?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Tony Bowker on Friday, July 25, 2014 - 11:19 am:

I have never noticed the longer shaft version. Seems like the gears are the same! so the short shaft should be a suitable replacement. Maybe it is yet another very early Model T variation.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Friday, July 25, 2014 - 11:26 am:

I understand the "long" shaft to be early as it also had two keyways. Same gear - 4 to 1.

I'm assuming it was yet another cost cutting step in lowering the cost of production and increasing profits.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jay - In Northern California on Friday, July 25, 2014 - 12:33 pm:

Steve, Thanks! I just wanted to make sure the long shaft in a 1913/14 column could be swapped out with the later short shaft single keyway unit without adding a Grim Reaper problem. Steering is right up there with braking on the driving old iron safety list. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Friday, July 25, 2014 - 02:15 pm:

I'm going to verify the gear case length of the early, riveted cases to that of the later one piece - I have both on hand - back in a bit !


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