thehandleman Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Anybody ID a gearbox with part number. C18358. Any help appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Got a photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan at larescorp Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Photos of the sector shaft, cover, and input housing would be a great help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehandleman Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Photos of the sector shaft, cover, and input housing would be a great help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I would say it looks a LOT like a Chrysler steering box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehandleman Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 I would say it looks a LOT like a Chrysler steering box.well, I knew that it had a tag that said Chrysler but I need a year??? My books do not go back earlier then 1929, what year did Chrysler start using the bakelite steering wheels Instead of wood?? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 well, I knew that it had a tag that said Chrysler but I need a year??? My books do not go back earlier then 1929, what year did Chrysler start using the bakelite steering wheels Instead of wood?? Thanks1927 was the last year for the wood steering wheel for Chrysler. Is yours a three spoke or four spoke wheel? A photo of the wheel would help a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehandleman Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 I was thinking 28 or 29 chrysler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Here is a 1929 Model '75' box....different than yours....the other models may have used something more like yours. This will at least narrow it down a tad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan at larescorp Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 It's a 1929 Chrysler steering gear. What model I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehandleman Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 It's a 1929 Chrysler steering gear. What model I'm not sure.Thanks!!! Based on what data did you come up with 29?? again Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan at larescorp Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I searched through our previous steering gear builds and found a match labeled 1929 Chrysler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehandleman Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks for your time and effort!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 The number is not in my books or at least I did not see it. It looks similar to a Model 65.(silver head) The Model 62 is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehandleman Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 The Model 62 and 75 have the same box, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDS Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I came across your post because I bought a steering column gearbox and complete wooden wheel and I have C18358 steering box. I bought it because the steering wheel is completely wood even the spokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 14 hours ago, KDS said: I came across your post because I bought a steering column gearbox and complete wooden wheel and I have C18358 steering box. I bought it because the steering wheel is completely wood even the spokes Let's see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I have this very assembly for sale on WPC site, wood 4 spoke wheel, column, controls, box C18358 etc, understand it was for 1928 era Chrysler and Plymouth. This assembly has jacket length of 37.4"(underside of wheel to adjusting nut on box). I have a near identical assembly with same box C18358 that is 38.25" long, and uses a 4 spoke bakelite wheel slightly different controls and was told was 1929 Dodge. So my guess is box C18358 was used for 2-3 years for several MOPAR products, but caution buyers as jacket/shaft length varied by model, as did controls and maybe clum switch. The wooden spoked wheel is interesting as it appears to be all wood except for a small steel hub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viv w Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Very hard to pinpoint exact year of Chrysler, parts from this era vary from car to car. I rebuilt a very original 1927 model 50 that had an all wood steering wheel identical to the one of gunsmokes above, however the advance /retard levers and controls were very different and made of bakelite. My 1928 model 52 had an 4 spoke alloy spider with wood rim steering wheel and my 26 model G70 has also an alloy 4 spoke spider with wood rim. If one researches the Chrysler parts book of the era, you will find frequent changes to part numbers, often on the same model, and numbers were different on RHD and LHD models. Looking at gunsmokes pictures, I would think the all wood wheel one is most likely 1929 and probably Plymouth, the bakelite wheel one is most likely late 29 or even 1930. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDS Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Per our discussion, here is the one I just came across Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) If you google 1928 Plymouth, and further "oldest known Plymouth" (they first appeared in 1928 model year), you will find they used this very assembly I showed, 4 spoke all wood wheel with the same controls I've shown. I think I've seen the same wheel on other restored MOPARs such as a 1927 and 1928 Chrysler, but with different controls. I've had offers from people who want to put the wheel on '29/30/31 models due to it being wood! I'm saying 1928 Plymouth for the one I show, but this wood wheel started with 1927 Chrysler. Edited September 4, 2019 by Gunsmoke (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Gunsmoke said: If you google 1928 Plymouth, and further "oldest known Plymouth" (they first appeared in 1928 model year), you will find they used this very assembly I showed, 4 spoke all wood wheel with the same controls I've shown. I think I've seen the same wheel on other restored MOPARs such as a 1927 and 1928 Chrysler, but with different controls. I've had offers from people who want to put the wheel on '29/30/31 models due to it being wood! I'm saying 1928 Plymouth for the one I show, but this wood wheel started with 1927 Chrysler. My 1926 Chrysler Model 58 had the same steering wheel if my memory serves me correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 K31, a 1926 Chrysler Model G70 image on Google does shows same (or similar) wooden wheel, however with much different controls. The Chrysler pre '34 parts list shows a different "steering assembly"' for virtually every make and year. Such assemblies may share some parts, (such as same box housing, same or similar wheel, clum switch, etc) but may have different shaft length, jacket, controls etc, etc. Interestingly, they do not show shared steering wheel for any years except for some Imperials. Again, differences may be subtle. Original posting was regarding steering box (housing) # C18358 which was common to several 1927-1929 era MOPARS, but may have had a worm gear with a longer shaft depending on model/year. For example I have 2 such identical boxes (C18358) with different length shafts/jackets, and different controls, one I believe is 28/29 Dodge, the other I believe is '28 Plymouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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