Install a steering wheel puller and pull the wheel off. Unscrew it until it's about flush with the end of the shaft. Next, loosen the steering wheel nut with a 15/16" socket but do not remove it. To start, push down on the horn button and turn counter clockwise. With these pieces in hand, I took the column apart to see just what I will have to do in order to mount these pieces. To start, I acquired a switch and collar assembly from a 75 pickup. Slightly different procedures may be required for others. This applies to my 61 with a 3 speed column shifter but I now have a floor shifted 5 speed. You can install a 73-77 turn switch with the flasher switch built in pretty easily. Thru 1965, trucks assembled in Canada have specific VIN's and the Rating/Warranty Plates they are stamped on, which are usually located on the left (drivers) side A pillar (windshield post).ġ966/80: Same 11 digit VIN and Warranty Plate as US trucks, plate riveted to the left door face below the latch. Assembly plant code: 5th digit of VIN / C = Oakville. Most peeps are unaware that the Mazda CX-9 is also the same under the skin, and what these were based on originally.Īll 1968/79 Crew Cabs assembled there, regardless of where they were sold new. My last truck (79 F100) was also assembled there.Įxcepting the "box on a box" Flex, all these are basically the same. They do the Edge, Flex, Lincoln MKX and the new MKT. Oddly enough, I live 100 miles from the plant that built it.the company I work for delivers freight to there the odd time. When I initially got it, my insurance company was giving me a hard time because the VIN didn't begin with F1xxxxxxxxxx because it was Canadian built. Thank you for that info.I was sort of clear on it. I drove by it awhile back when it was assembling Windstars.Ī = Gross Vehicle Weight Rating range: 3,600-5,000 lbs. In case you're wondering what 4991028L-229951 A decodes to:Ģ8 = 128.8" Wheelbase (usually referred to as 129").Ģ29951 = 1965 Numerical Sequence of Assembly ~ Oakville, Ontario Canada Truck Assembly Plant. No one has any of the plugs, but Don (camperspecial65) prolly has dozens of used ones. So, don't assume that if your truck has 4 ways, that it's genuine Ford. Have lotsa fun figuring out which is which, because it's a FIASCO!ītw: Western Auto, Sears, NAPA, JC Whitney and etc all sold "gypo" universal "fitz-all" kits. Then there's this little charmer, similar to 1965/66 Passenger Cars, 1967 F100/350's: The whole enchilada, flasher, (toggle) switch is mounted inside the glove box on a bracket, there is no lens.Įxamples are shown here: 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalog / Illustration Section 145.2 ~ Pages 1 thru 10. Some dealers would install whatever 'ol kit they had in stock, "make it work." So, if this is the case, add FOUR more switches to the mish-mash, the types used 1961/64 and for Econolines.ġ966: There are two types of factory installed switches, depends on the trucks serial number (last 6 digits of the VIN).ġ965/66 switches mounted en dash: One type has no red lens / Another type has the red lens separate from the switch, mounted next to it in the dash (this type is the most commonly seen).Īnother type has a **** w/a red lens incorporated within it / Another type has the red lens mounted to an underdash bracket. It depends if factory or dealer installed, 2WD or 4WD. 1965/66: There are EIGHT different types of 4 way emergency flasher switches.
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