Turn Signal cancelling C-Ring

[Alexander]

John asked a few months ago which way does the C-Ring that cancels the signal faces, since some fo the Ford literature gives contradictory information on its position.

http://www.squarebirds.org/images/steering_wheel_c-ring.jpg

http://www.squarebirds.org/images/steering_wheel_c-ring_close.jpg

As you can see from the photos, it faces the passenger side when installed. The C-ring wears at the the bottom edge and thus functions less well. A remedy for this is to install it upside down which will expose a fresh sharp edge to the cancelling mechanism.

The C-ring can be removed without damage by spraying it with WD-40 and then using a needle nose pliers and screwdriver to slowly work it up and off the steering wheel.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top

[JohnG]

RE: Turn Signal cancelling C-Ring

hi Alexander
thank you for your time and effort posting this.

Let me see if I have this correct: the middle spoke of the steering wheel goes down (6:00), the steering wheel is facing us in your photo
so the opening of it goes to the driver's left and the solid portion to the passenger's side ?? This, I believe, is consistent with the Ford Thunderbird Shop Manual but at odds with the exploded parts diagram.


thanks again

John

[Alexander]

RE: Turn Signal cancelling C-Ring

The center spoke does face down, but with the steering wheel mounted on the column, the open part of the C is towards the passenger side.

With the wheel off, reverse side of the wheel showing and the center spoke down, the open C is towards the right.

Alexander
1959 Hardtop
1960 Golde Top