ididit Retrofit Steering Column: 1973-77 Ford Truck - Manual (Page 6)

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INSTALLING NEW COLUMN
(A helper would be a big benefit for the 2-5 steps.)
1.) Mask off about 8 inches of the lower part of the tube with mask-
ing tape to ensure you are not going to scratch the column following
these next few steps. Next, install lower plate and firewall seal. Slide
these up the column about 7 inches and tape them into place.
2.) From inside the truck, slip the column down thru the hole in the
firewall and into the rag-joint. The shaft of the column should engage
into the rag joint 7/8 of an inch. Install the two dash bolts loosely.
3.) From the engine bay side install and tighten the gearbox side of
the rag joint. Remember the rag-joint should be flat and not under
stress. Slide the shaft of the column in or out to neutralize the rag
joint.
4.) Return to the firewall mount and assemble and align the firewall
seal and mount. Install the bolts loosely.
5.) Finally, tighten the bolts for the dash mount and then the firewall
mount. Don’t forget the clamp on the engine side that goes around the
mount and the steering column.
6.) Join the wiring plugs together. If there was damage to the catches
on the plug, we would recommend using a zip tie through the middle
of the plug. This should keep the plug from coming apart.
Knobs & Levers:
After removing all items from the package,
assemble the knobs onto the levers. The tilt
lever (shorter of the two levers) goes on the
left side of the column in the hole closest to
the dash. The column has a threaded hole
that this lever threads into.
The turn signal lever (longer of the two le-
vers) goes on the left side of the column in
the hole closest to the driver. The column
has a threaded hole that this lever threads
into.