Column drop/steering box rebuild questions

[drfromnc]

I am about to reassemble my 34 pickup column drop after cleaning and repainting it but had a few questions:

What lubricant(s) is recommended to use on the internal moving parts of the column drop?
What does the bolt (part #20357-s) look like that secures the lock set?

Also,a few questions on the steering box (f100) as I put it back together:

What type of gasket sealant is recommended for the sector shaft adjuster plate gasket? And the steering gear end plate gaskets?

[Terry,OH]

small amount of dry graphite lube is good.

For 34 the retaining pin for the ignition lock cylinder is a stepped cylinder with one side the diameter of the hole in the lock cylinder and the larger side is the diameter of the hole in the drop. Many use a hex head set screw. There is a fellow on ebay that sells the set screw and tap with the set screw modified to fit into the lock cylinder,

You can use a small bit of RTV on the box gaskets.

[NealinCA]

I never put any sealant on the end plate shim gaskets, but do use Permatex Aviation Form-A-Gasket on the side cover gasket. I also use liquid Teflon thread sealant on the cover bolt threads.

[drfromnc]

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Assembled box today and I ended up using 2 black shims, 3 blue shims and 1 off white shim for a total of .062”. Box was built with new worm, new races and new bearings.

Does that sound about right?