I know this is an old post, but I'm replacing my steering column and have been looking for an adapter for the 1"DD end of the shaft to mate to my stock power steering box on my 69 Firebird. The other question we had was what this lever was for and how the new column would work as it doesn't have this? I'm guessing now, it just won't matter if the car is in gear before you can remove the key?
After thinking on it, I think the steering won't lock. The manual trans has to be put in (reverse if I recall correctly) to move that lever, which then will allow you to turn the key to the lock position and remove the key. Turning the key to lock is what locks the steering wheel, the lever just allows it to happen. It also disconnects the starter solenoid via a switch down low on the column.
That is for your steering lock ,and reverse light switch.There is a piece of linkage that attaches to that.Remember this is a street car.So don`t put a solid yoke in.It is designed to shear off in a accident ,so the column doesn`t come back and crush your chest.
I am replacing my original steering column (which has this lever) with an aftermarket tilt column and it does not have this lever. This is why I was asking about whether we needed to mod something up for this, or if we could just remove the linkage as it no longer has anything to connect?
As for connecting the steering column 1"DD end to the steering box, I found this from Borgeson.
I know this is an old post, but I'm replacing my steering column and have been looking for an adapter for the 1"DD end of the shaft to mate to my stock power steering box on my 69 Firebird.
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