67 Belvedere II Steering column touching headers

[CjVan]

ok, I know im filling this forum up fast with more questions than answers, but i really appreciate the help thus far!

So my other problem is that a portion of my steering column that is in the engine bay is touching my aftermarket headers and in the morning it causes vibration. The peice of column touching the headers is about 6 inches down the column from the firewall.

It looks like a sleeve about 3 - 3 1/2" round, can it be removed?

 

[CjVan]

Heres a picture of the problem.

 

[Joe Mopar]

IMO for whats it's worth. Looks like even if you took that part off it's still looking like it could hit from engine torking from getting on it.:edgy:

 

[CjVan]

well I'm probably going to see about heating up the header pipe and moving it over 1/4" the other way.

 

[moparstuart]

well I'm probably going to see about heating up the header pipe and moving it over 1/4" the other way.

you might want to wrap the pipe also , not good for all that heat on the column .

 

[CjVan]

do you guys think these headers were ment for a dodge truck??

 

[Propwash]

I would take the header off, bend the pipe or take it to an exhaust shop to bend it over for you before I went modifying/changing steering components. You could move on to console shifter/linkage but couldn't tell ya if the modification there and at the column would give you enough space.

Good Luck CJ

 

[MprDoc]

That's a pretty close clearance, I would be surprised if those were designed for that specific truck.

Anyway, to use those headers your either going to have to dimple (more like dent) the **** out of that one tube OR take it to an exhaust shop and have it fixed. Kind of a shitty situation either way.