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shank0668 12-21-2009 09:35 PM

78 tilt steering column diagram.
 
Anyone have a diagram?

72LS1Vette 12-21-2009 10:20 PM

Go to corvettefaq.com and look up Jim Shea's steering articles. you will probably find what you need there.

:cheers:

Rick B.

speedreed8 12-21-2009 10:58 PM

http://jimshea.corvettefaq.com/?page_id=4

Jim Shea 12-21-2009 11:43 PM

I have looked through various Chevrolet Chassis Service Manuals as well as some Saginaw Steering service liturature. Not one shows an accurate blowup of a 1978 Corvette T&T steering column. However,
I can sort of combine the best of two Service Manual blowups that will come close.

The best single blowup is entitled: Corvette C3 Tilt & Telescoping Steering Column Blowup (1969-76 Shown)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38...ev03FE04-1.jpg
It really is a C3 Vette T&T column before 1977.
It shows the telescoping steering shaft (parts 40, 41, 43)
The mast jacket #63 does look like the Corvette part.
However, it includes quite a few parts that were not needed on a T&T steering column like your 1978 such as: #66, #60, #58, #56, #54, #53 and #11.

There is a generic tilt column blowup that exhibits the additional features that were introduced on the 1977 and later Corvette columns. Those features; the key release and the headlight dimmer, added some parts
such as #44, #45, #46, #47. #62, #63, #64, #86, #87
and deleted parts from a Corvette T &T column as listed above.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38...immerBlowU.jpg

Maybe someday I will get ambitious enough to actually try to cut and paste the above two blowups into one correct 1977-82 T&T column.

Jim

shank0668 12-22-2009 12:51 AM

Thank you guys!

hdff 12-22-2009 04:59 PM


Originally Posted by Jim Shea (Post 1572502029)
I have looked through various Chevrolet Chassis Service Manuals as well as some Saginaw Steering service liturature. Not one shows an accurate blowup of a 1978 Corvette T&T steering column. However,
I can sort of combine the best of two Service Manual blowups that will come close.

The best single blowup is entitled: Corvette C3 Tilt & Telescoping Steering Column Blowup (1969-76 Shown)
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38...ev03FE04-1.jpg
It really is a C3 Vette T&T column before 1977.
It shows the telescoping steering shaft (parts 40, 41, 43)
The mast jacket #63 does look like the Corvette part.
However, it includes quite a few parts that were not needed on a T&T steering column like your 1978 such as: #66, #60, #58, #56, #54, #53 and #11.

There is a generic tilt column blowup that exhibits the additional features that were introduced on the 1977 and later Corvette columns. Those features; the key release and the headlight dimmer, added some parts
such as #44, #45, #46, #47. #62, #63, #64, #86, #87
and deleted parts from a Corvette T &T column as listed above.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38...immerBlowU.jpg

Maybe someday I will get ambitious enough to actually try to cut and paste the above two blowups into one correct 1977-82 T&T column.

Jim

jim is the man!!!! :cheers: thanks again jim!!!

one-72 12-22-2009 06:02 PM

I just picked up a tilt tele that had 8 pieces missing for 50.00. The guys
at corvette am. hooked me up with this co. in anderson,SC.
Corvette steering Tom is the man you want to talk to he has every part you need and at a good price I
hope this helps every one in need.

Corvette steering
2215 Mullinax Dr.
Anderson,SC. 29625

one-72 12-22-2009 06:06 PM

I almost forgot his e mail is steering10@hot mail.com


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