1970 Steering Column help! Power vs Manual

[jayhawkofku]

Can someone please tell me the differences between a manual steering column and a power steering column? I know one of them is shorter by a few inches, would that be the power steering column?

Also, I have two columns. One has a 'hazards' button and one has a 'flashers on' button. Can someone tell me what the 70 column got? I'm guessing one was for 69 columns and one is 70?

My car is a 70 440-6 RR.

Thanks!!

 

[1mightymopar]

If I'm understanding the questions right....
Manual columns are slightly longer than power. How much exactly, I'm not sure.
The 70 column has the key on the column where 69 doesn't. 69 has the hazzard switch on the dash, I believe 70 has it on the column, but the main way to tell them apart is the key on the column.

 

[jayhawkofku]

On the hazards tab, its not 69 then.

Again, one column it says 'hazards' and the other says 'flashers on'.

Are these different hazards lights tabs year specific, model specific? I don't think Mopar would interchange them willy nilly in the same year.

Any guess as to what a 70 RR column got? My suspicion is it got the 'hazards' tab?

 

[Roadrunner440-6]

Does anyone know what a 1970 4-speed powersteering "LA" cars emergency flasher switch says? Any help will be greatly appreciated . Thanks

 

[HawkRod]

Picture is of an unrestored 1970 Road Runner, Manual Steering, 4 Speed. Maybe this will help.

If the picture isn't clear, the hazard button says "FLASHER", then has an arrow, then has "ON" below that.

Hope this helps some...

 

[Roadrunner440-6]

apparently they must have had two different suppliers of emergency switches. My manual 4-speed column "unrestored" says HAZARD . mmmmmmmmm

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I wonder if the plastic wheel took the "hazard" and the wood-grain wheel took the "flasher on". (they are differently shaped)

 

[Roadrunner440-6]

Any help will be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

[HawkRod]

I wonder if the plastic wheel took the "hazard" and the wood-grain wheel took the "flasher on". (they are differently shaped)

If there were any differences due to steering wheels then it is important to note that my car did not have a wood-grain steering wheel when I bought it. It had some horrible, crappy, aftermarket job. The original steering wheel that came with my car is unknown.

 

[1966er]

Manual column is longer

 

[Roadrunner440-6]

apparently the difference is .. . .... if the car came with the "A01" light group...it recieved the "flashers on " switch. This had the light on the column. Another mystery solved

 

[440+6]

Mine says "Flashers small arrow then on" my car has A01 light group and wood wheel.
I thought the only dif was the shaft, easy to switch out.

 

[Roadrunner440-6]

as it turns out the steering wheel had nothing to do with the two flasher units....You have the right switch since you have the "a01 light group" (light for the ignition switch)

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[PurpleBeeper]

I just converted my 1970 Road Runner from orignal manual steering to power steering. The 1970 b-body column is unique because of the lock steering & shifter inter-lock. '69 had neither and the '71 column is a completely different style. One key point is that the column itself is exactly the same.... it is the main shaft (3ft.-4ft. 1in. diameter center shaft) which is longer for manual steering than power steering. For mine, I got an automatic column shift steering column out of a '70 318 Satelite & put the main shaft into my existing steering column. It is a pain in the behind & it takes a couple special tools, but I got it done in about 3 days working on it a couple hours a night.