?'73 FJ55 steering wheel shaft - top end measurements? (1 Viewer)

[LJRay]

...having a little steering wheel-onto-shaft problem, '73 FJ55, standard steering to power transition, can't get the wheel onto the new shaft...

...my wheel ID of splines 16mm, shaft OD of splines 25mm..

...does anyone have [or can measure on their car] the metric diameter of the thread, splines and shaft? A,B & C from my hi-tech CAD drawing below...

 

[3_puppies]

stock Toyota steering shaft?
stock steering wheel?

there are 2 different spline counts, change was around 1972?

 

[LJRay]

…yes, stock wheel and shaft…

…uncle VINnie says the car is August ‘73…

 

[3_puppies]

…yes, stock wheel and shaft…

did you count the splines?
was this ever together in the past?

 

[LJRay]

...new power steering shaft [supplier advertises as for '73 FJ55], original OEM steering wheel...

...32 or 33 splines, my buddy is doing the install...

 

[LJRay]

...issue sorted, thanks for inputs...