| Author | Message | ||
| les marston (Les_marston)
Registered Member Username: Les_marston Post Number: 124 Registered: 1-2010 Posted From: 68.151.225.213 Rating: N/A |
Tony Denny I would like to change my steering system to a tilting telescoping wheel possable from Gm cab-over. my bus is a 64 ,4106. could someone advise please. I am posting this for a fellow who will be with us as soon as his registration is final. I told him that this is the place for info on this sort of project. Help him out if you can thanks Les | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 1020 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.55.1.12  Rating: |
Les; I have found that flat nose fire trucks have the best to work with. They are tilt and telescopic. All the wiring is clearly marked so it isn;t hard to wire it up and it bolts flat on the dash which is reinforced on my coach already. You will have to fit the u-joints but it isn't bad at all. I think the going rate is 150.00 for it. Mine just needed polished up since it was sitting out in the open for a while. Gomer | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1974 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157  Rating: N/A |
Gomer,it may not matter, but which coach did you install it on. You have fire truck salvage yards down there? What year fire truck did you get yours? | ||
| marvin pack (Gomer)
Registered Member Username: Gomer Post Number: 1021 Registered: 3-2007 Posted From: 71.55.1.12 Rating: N/A |
Chessie! let me check who the mfg. of the column is and I will let ya know. I know the truck was an E-One from Here in Ocala. I can put it in about any GM coach with little problems. Gomer | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1976 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157 Rating: N/A |
Thanks Gomer, I've thought about installing a tilt and telescopic, but didn't want to have it be a major engineering project. Your's looks like just what I'm looking for. | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 1325 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 99.173.20.243  Rating: N/A |
BEWARE , your 06 has a gear box in the steering column. This is to reduce the load on the driver in turning the wheel. IF you remove the box installing power steering , great. But if its replaced for something with no box , you may find two problems. As a minimum the bus will be really heavy to steer, and I'm not sure , but the bus may now steer backwards , turn left to go right. This would be a great anti theft device. Caviat Emptor, FF | ||
| tony denny (Papatony)
Registered Member Username: Papatony Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2010 Posted From: 74.206.82.239 Rating: N/A |
did you find the name steering from the fire truck |
