RE-ASSEMBLY help please
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Burning Brakes
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RE-ASSEMBLY help please
My 69 vette is a restomod so dont much care for the original stuff to some point, that said, Im confused about a part on the steering column.
Below the turn signal lever housing there is another housing that turns about 90 degrees, it also turns a lever on the bottom of the column.
WHAT is this for, what connects to the lower lever, and do I need it.
Maybe this in in the owners manual but I dont have one.
Below the turn signal lever housing there is another housing that turns about 90 degrees, it also turns a lever on the bottom of the column.
WHAT is this for, what connects to the lower lever, and do I need it.
Maybe this in in the owners manual but I dont have one.
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My 69 vette is a restomod so dont much care for the original stuff to some point, that said, Im confused about a part on the steering column.
Below the turn signal lever housing there is another housing that turns about 90 degrees, it also turns a lever on the bottom of the column.
WHAT is this for, what connects to the lower lever, and do I need it.
Maybe this in in the owners manual but I dont have one.
Below the turn signal lever housing there is another housing that turns about 90 degrees, it also turns a lever on the bottom of the column.
WHAT is this for, what connects to the lower lever, and do I need it.
Maybe this in in the owners manual but I dont have one.
Willcox
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Burning Brakes
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From: Harrisburg Pa
Yes thats it, so it has something to do with reverse, I still dont understand it though, what locks on the column when I put it in reverse.
O wait! I think I got it, When I want to put it in reverse I have to turn that bottom ring first then put the shifter in reverse, correct?
O wait! I think I got it, When I want to put it in reverse I have to turn that bottom ring first then put the shifter in reverse, correct?
Safety Car
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You are probably missing the cable from the transmission to the steering column. You put the shifter into reverse and the cable turns the lever at the bottom of the column. That allows you to turn the key back far enough to remove it. Some people just zip-tie the lever so that the key can be removed in any gear (including neutral). I believe the purpose of the interlock was to prevent you from removing the key and locking the column while the car was in motion.
Rick B.
Rick B.
Last edited by 72LS1Vette; Apr 15, 2008 at 09:01 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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So it works the from the shifter. To remove the key I would have to PARK it in reverse, is this correct?
Next question is, If I stand up a standard 69 steering column next to a TT column are they the same height.
Next question is, If I stand up a standard 69 steering column next to a TT column are they the same height.
Last edited by TOM B1; Apr 15, 2008 at 09:35 PM.
Safety Car
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Here is a pic of a 72 non-tilt column next to a 79 tilt/tele column.
Rick B.
