Working on a 95 E150 econoline. The upper and lower bearings have come apart and wallered out the housing. I am unable to locate a used non tilt wheel column anywhere in north america. Tilt wheel columns are readily available. Does anyone know if a tilt wheel column can be mounted in place of a van that came equipped with a non tilt wheel steering column?

 

Try an Econoline forum. This one is for F150 pickup trucks. They are completely different as far as what you're looking for.

 

Thanks. Just fishin and hopin someone may be on here that had knowledge of the problem

 

It would be easier to help you if you had included pics of the van & column. Ford switched to 1 steering column for all vehicles in the mid-late 90s, and I think they're still using it now. If the area around the ignition lock cylinder is plastic, your van has the modern column. If so, it's a tilt column, but the tilt release lever has been "decontented".

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For more info about that column, read the captions in this photo album:

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This caption describes adding features by swapping newer parts or columns:

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Thanks. Very helpful!