I just stumbled accross this on Ebay. It's got me stumped as to what it is and the seller doesn't know. Just curious... Chevrolet '46 to '52 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1946...012QQitemZ220149636282QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
Fuseholder's newer than '40's. Lettering on the face of it "Steering" looks like it was done by hand. Other than that it looks like an e-brake indicator or something along those lines. Pictures on this are different than when I first looked at it, looks like it was cast that way. I see no one knew if it was worth $50 at any rate -
steering lettering actually apears to be recessed into the metal. I'd say it maybe some sort of indicator for the blinkers??
Alf,It's a cruise control for the steering,the light lets you know auto steering is on. They never caught on because the manufacturer ( and egay seller) refused to sell them out side the USA. They're common on Samoan owned vehicles around Otara ,I'm sure they failed occasionally because I often had to swerve around slow moving people movers wandering all over the road. You reach under the wheel and push the black switch to activate it.It should have a couple of solenoids to push/pull the pitman arm .....I think.
Those are very popular here in Texas especially in the open Range areas, the lite comes on when there are cattle on the road hence the word "Steering" warning you there are cattle on the road ahead
This is a long shot, but the switch might be from an aircraft. When on the ground, the switch is turned on (and the light lights up) to cause the nose wheel to steer when the pilot moves the stick left or right. In flight, there is no need to steer the nose wheel every time the pilot changes direction so the switch is turned off.
I knew Ford Built 'planes, but the Chevrolet Aircraft is a new one... Was that the Flightless chicken version? The" She ever Lay "
I figured this one out using the WAG method. (Wild Assed Guess) In the 70s trucking companies added devices to the steering gear to record how frequently the driver corrected the wheel. Mostly it showed how much slop was in the setup. This may be one of those limit switches to harass the driver into paying attention by lighting up when the wheel was turned.
could it be off a firetruck with the rear steering maybe a way to cordinate the front and rear steering just a guess
you know you actually may be onto something there....I used to drive a old mack firetruck with the rear steer ladder trailer many moons ago at the Vol. FD I hung out at....there was a pair of syloinoids (I can never spell that right) that would lock up the rear steer so you could back it or drive it without the tillerman in the back...hadda warning light and everything (though the switch was different) could be the same type deal...
Its a map light, it should say "Sterling" not steering, they used to be an option on tractors in the 60s... The fuse holder is wrong though... Drag
the plane thing is about the most believable one on here. but. I don know that early power steering on some high end models had hard and soft assist to their power steering. but I wouldn't think that this is one of those. then again, maybe the seller only thinks it to a 46-52 chevy. wouldn't be the first e bay seller to have the wrong info.
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