Roll pin steering shaft

[ras101]

I am in the need of a new roll pin steering shaft for my rebuild 1987 444 GT. I will be using a late type steering wheel off a 4 digit should I stay with the C23626 23 7/8 inch shaft or move to C33940 25 3/8 length shaft? I guess the question mainly is why the length change?

[ras101]

Anyone help with dimensions of C29877 adjustment screw/pin for adjusting the chain?

This part is totally NLA. Trying to at least recreate it so others can define from this info. Currently into developing a method to convert early J/K/L snow casters to allow adjustment of the chain. I will draw up and publish here any update.. Want to help?

Here's what I know so far ...it's called a spade bolt! Mainly provided with a round hole not square and comes in many sizes. Not found any supplier that has that style in stock but many that have a round hole version. So what is the length< what is the thread diameter, anything that you have will be new so please share.

[Eugen]

My guess is 3/8-24, total length 2-3/4, threaded length 1.5", spade length 3/4. Let's see how far off I'll be.

[ras101]

Eugen, sir, you are a gem! You are very close to what I was thinking too... Not sure what will come of the info yet but at least I think/know I can source a round hole version now! For me that's more than enough as creating a square hole version is easy and still trying to determine if necessary..

[Jancoe]

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[ras101]

Thank you Jancoe for your insight here. Loved your comments..

[Eugen]

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Ha! Thank you Evan! I totally forgot about that discussion. my memory is just c r a p

[thebuildist]

I am in the need of a new roll pin steering shaft for my rebuild 1987 444 GT. I will be using a late type steering wheel off a 4 digit should I stay with the C23626 23 7/8 inch shaft or move to C33940 25 3/8 length shaft? I guess the question mainly is why the length change?

I don't know offhand the reason they lengthened it. My guess is that the hub of the newer style steering wheel is taller/deeper than the old hub.

But either way, if it were me, I would order the longer one because it's always easy to cut off extra you don't need but it's trickier to stretch one that isn't quite long enough.

Bob

[ras101]

Thanks Bob, your suggestion that it has to do with the new type steering wheel was exactly why I asked the question. I need to order a new shaft, in taking apart the old shaft my son completely destroyed my old steering wheel and managed to bend an almost new steering shaft too!

Ray