ididit Retrofit Steering Column 1962-66 Nova User Manual

Retrot Steering Column

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

for 1962-66 Nova

FOR PART NUMBER’S: 1120646010, 1120646020, 1120646051,

1070646030, 1070646040, 1140646010, 1140646020,

1140646051, 1150646030, 1150646040

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Instruction # 8000000065 REV 1/14

These are the components that come with the column.

(Black Powder Coated column pictured below)

(A)

(B)

(A) Steering column with locating slot
(B) Instructions & Dress up kit (Dress Up Kit pictured with above column)

These components can be purchased separately

depending on your specic installation:

(C)

(D)

(C) Coupler - When used with the OEM gearbox a 3/4-36 X ¾ DD
coupler is necessary (PN: 3000313449).

(D) Floor Mount - ididit recommends our Made to Fit Nova Floor
Mount (PN: 2400020010) that will secure the lower end of your

column to the rewall. See pg 5 & 6 for the specics.

(E) 4-Way Flasher Kit - This 4-way Flasher Kit will connect directly
between the OEM dash harness and the new ididit column. These
kits are broken into 3 year groups 1962 (PN: 3100037616), 1963-65
(PN: 3100037618) and 1966 (PN: 3100037542).

(E)

Images or examples in this booklet

may vary from your specic installation.

We will work through this installation using all these parts. For
instruction purposes we will assume the car is all original and that the

dash has not been modied.

INDEX

REMOVAL.................................................................... 1 & 2

INSTALLATION OF COLUMN.............................................3

INSTALLATION OF KNOBS & LEVERS..............................4

ELECTRICAL INSTRUCTIONS........................................5-7

WHEEL INSTALLATION......................................................8

NOTES................................................................................9

REMOVAL of OEM column and gearbox:

Disconnect battery.

Unplug the OEM wire plug from the column and if your vehicle is
equipped unplug the neutral safety switch as well.

Align driving wheels straight ahead. If column shift, block tires to
prevent car from rolling.

Remove your steering wheel.

Loosen and remove the bolts holding the column seal at the rewall.
Pry, scrape or dislodge the seal from the oor.

Carefully remove the nuts that hold the column to the dash.

Note: That the alignment tab is facing the rear of the car.

If equipped, remove the shift linkage from the column in the engine
bay.

At the very end of the column there is a clamp that holds the tube
of the column to the gearbox. This clamp must also be loosened/
removed.

The outer jacket of the tube can now be pulled from the dash. Please
use caution when moving the tube. If this is a column shift application

remove the oor seal from the tube before you get the tube up to the

1

dash area. The tube will completely come off the shaft from the
inside of the vehicle. You may have to rotate the tube to clear the

rewall if column shift.

Gear box removal:

If switching to Rack & Pinion System:

Raise the front of the car with jack stands. Jack the car up about 1
foot; unbolt and remove the pitman arm. Unbolt the gearbox from
the frame. Unbolt the driver’s side motor mount from the frame
and jack the motor up just enough to slide the gearbox out. Once
the gearbox is removed the motor mount can be re-attached. (If

already using a Rack & Pinion system move on to pg 5)

If keeping the Stock Box:

Measure down from the dash mount locating tab and mark the
shaft at 21.5 inches. Then raise the front of the car on jack
stands about 1 foot. Un-bolt the pitman arm from the gearbox
and remove it. Unbolt the gearbox from the frame. You will have
to support the motor and unbolt the driver’s side motor mount
from the frame. Jack the motor just high enough to remove the
box. Once the box is removed the motor mount can then be
re-attached.

Gear box modications:

The shaft of the gear box must now be cut to length and modied
to accept the DD Coupler. This is a round shaft with ats centered

on two sides. An easy way to do this is to make a paper template.

Original Shaft

1.000”

New DD Shaft

.395

.945

1.525

2.075

2.356

DD SHAFT

TEMPLATE

Note: Diagram

not to scale

2

2

To make 3/4 DD shaft

remove .100” from opposite

sides of the shaft