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How do I know if my steering column is collapsed how do you tell? And if it is, they are repairable?

There may not be anything wrong with the coupler. Apparently the shaft was collapsed and then pulled back but remains in the collapsed position. I've actually never worked on a the collapsing type column as mine are both 66's. And anything newer I've had I never collapsed the shaft. Getting the...

So is it junk? Repairable? Or am i now looking for a new steering column?

Where are these pins located? Should i be doing anything else besides just replacing the coupler? How do i tell if column is collapsed?

Take the coupler off the steering box. Grab the end of the shaft and yank it and it will extend. Put the coupler back together on the shaft. Unbolt the steering column from the dash holder. Reinstall the coupler and have someone hold the shaft or a pair of vise grips and a retention strap to the...

Really appreciate everyones help…. Any idea what the “gap” should be, between the steering box shaft, and tge column shaft, so I’ll know if i can “uncollapse” the shaft it will be at proper length?

The column is collapsed.... Slide the tube back into the car and clamp it down... Then pry on the shoes to make the inner shaft extend....

Is the column collapsed? Look at the cage and see if it's kind of straight or really wavy...

It looks like you center shaft is collapsed. The column is designed that way so that in a bad front end accident, the center shaft collapses like an antenna. For older columns, the center shaft acts like a spear aimed at your heart in a bad front end collision

Looks to me like that column is collapsed. The outer mesh jacket is bulged so the upper inner shaft is most likely collapsed and to short. Time to pull it out and fully inspect.

Okay, I'll give it a go. Thanks.

I have a 72 340 Road Runner that a tree fell on but mine was MUCH worse as it collapsed the firewall and put the steering column on the bench seat!!! That one honestly looks fixable with a donor firewall, door and roof...

You da man! Got the rear axle installed and the front suspension except for the sway bar and shocks.

If you pull it apart, I have the actual shaft measurements around here somewhere. I guess then you would know if it has been collapsed. I still find it odd that you can't get any movement of the outer shell. Maybe it is the wrong column for your car?

I used the hose clamp to reshape and weld the crush zone! My old man hit that wheel harder than he ever admitted when he ditched the Bee at 120. Yours looks fine, but at some point you or someone dropped the column on the floor and collapsed the main shaft. Now that your column is bolted in...

This is an original column out of my '69 RR which I've owned since '73. As you can see, it has the "waves". Its also worth noting that when I switched from power steering to manual, I swapped the shaft and coupler and everything hooked up effortlessly. If this were at all collapsed it would have...

Check the measurement from the bottom column housing to the welded joint pictured, should be around 5 1/8”, anything less, the shaft plastic shear pins have broken, and shaft has collapsed a bit. Also, be sure you pay attention to the coupling slip joint location in the final mounting.

Thanks yeah I read what you said to your dad about know one ever knowing he hit anything lol. 120 wow. Ok Ill try doing what you said to see if I can get a little movement on the shaft. Don’t need much!

Everyone knows these clips that hold up the steering column in our b bodies. They are becoming pretty hard to find. Mine were pretty beat up. Had some collapsed corners Thanks to world of 3d printing. I was able to make my own. Almost identical in every way. !!

I've encountered a collapsed shaft before, done on accident lol. I repositioned everything and filled voids using an epoxy bedding compound and a vacuum seal bag to pull the mix into the pin holes.