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I'm looking for a quality picture of the 47 steering column breakout. I found the ones in the 1947 Parts Book, but what I'm looking for in as close as possible to original. I'm looking for the two parts break that show the pieces in the steering column and the other show the mounting brackets with the steering column.
Thanks for the time and help.
Wes

Didn't take too many photos when I repaired my lever pivot and freed the stuck shift levers but have some of the lower end and under the wheel if it will help.

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Thanks Howard, but I was looking for the drawings of the parts break down. I figure while I have mine apart I would update it with better pictures of the parts.
Thanks!
Wes

The only other drawings I find offhand will be plate 135 in the 48-54 parts manual and Figure 39 in the Chassis section of 46-50 service manual. Both of those have the same layout as in the 47 parts manual and are just slightly better reproductions. The one in the service manual has some of the pieces named rather than ID'd by group numbers.

Yes that's all I'm looking for, just a better quality of the parts break down drawings of the Steering Column and Steering Gear Drawings.
Thanks!
Wes

Here is a detail of the Clipper style lower end that is different. It was in a prewar Service Letter. Essentially same for all Clipper style models thru 50 although I don't believe the postwars had the separate alignment plate on the end containing the hole for the adjustment pin. There may be one or two more illustrations of a similar type in other SL's.

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Here's what I have and I'm just looking to see if anyone has any better pictures then these.
Thanks!
Wes

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Looking for a replacement material that goes on the other side of the cloth spacer in the picture below. Mine got ripped in half and it looks like the same stuff used in the trunk at the back of the rear seat.
Thanks!
Wes

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That arrangement on the Custom and maybe Supers appears to be a bit different than the other models because of the dash carpet entirely covering the steering column area on Customs. If yours is missing or not usable I think there might be a couple of options.

One is to make both sides out of the water resistant cardboard with the 1/2" or 3/4" jute glued to one of the cardboards as per the illustration. Place the jute and cardboard side with cardboard against the firewall facing the engine with the dash insulation pad over it as was the original. The second cardboard piece would take the place of item 15.302 if you need that piece.

The other option is to go ahead and buy the 15.302 rubber piece from Steele, use the jute and cardboard under the dash pad, rubber over the dash pad and lay the carpet over the rubber. That is what I did but since the rubber isn't seen on the Custom and really doesn't do anything but provide a finished appearance on models without carpet, I felt it was a waste of money.

Water resistant cardboard sheets are available but it comes in large sheets and the oversize freight charge is horrible. Restoration Specialties among others sell it. You can get the original jute from a few online upholstery places too. Most local upholstery suppliers are wholesale only but If you have an upholsterer friend or lucky enough to have a retail upholstery supply house close you can possibly get cardboard thru them at a reduced freight charge. The upholsterer friend is what I did in getting some 39 x 65 sheets as well as some modern felt type carpet padding instead of the jute. The modern felt is a bit thinner but a couple of layers glued together worked well.

If your trunk seat back piece does not need replacing and you don't need a large sheet then you can do a passable cardboard replacement by using small sheets of black Sintraboard available from Amazon. but the black finish on that is not quite the same as the cardboard.

Yes it looks like the Super Clipper used the rubber piece on the inside where the Custom Super Clipper used carpet. So as you can see I need to replace that cardboard piece at the fire wall just before that cloth spacer. Or at least that's what I'm thinking.
Wes

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