77 tilt/tele question
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 18,126
Likes: 174
From: WI
77 tilt/tele question
on my 77 tilt/tele column there are two rods connected to the key, one for the actual ignition switch and one connected to a second switch (maybe green) that I seem to be missing, what is the second (maybe green) switch for and are they available anywhere??? thanks in advance!!
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 19,294
Likes: 2,754
From: Charlotte NC
YES...there is ONE rod that goes to the electrical ignition switch that is secured to the column mast jacket.
The other rod is for you HIGH /LOW beam switch for you headlights.
The HIGH/LOW beam switches are still available....as for the rod you need...I ( or someone else) will have to look in a GM parts illustration manual ( which I have one) and see if that rod is SPECIFIC to your year model...which it can be....but I am not sure 100%.
I know I will ahve ( or should have)this rod for a 1978 to 1982 tele/tilt column...and I do have a 1977 column...but I do not want to tear it apart and not have it complete. There is also another part that is needed in conjunction with this rod...and I should have the black plastic part....that allows the turn signal lever to be pulled back and actuate the rod and get you HIGH/LOW beam switch to work.
DUB
The other rod is for you HIGH /LOW beam switch for you headlights.
The HIGH/LOW beam switches are still available....as for the rod you need...I ( or someone else) will have to look in a GM parts illustration manual ( which I have one) and see if that rod is SPECIFIC to your year model...which it can be....but I am not sure 100%.
I know I will ahve ( or should have)this rod for a 1978 to 1982 tele/tilt column...and I do have a 1977 column...but I do not want to tear it apart and not have it complete. There is also another part that is needed in conjunction with this rod...and I should have the black plastic part....that allows the turn signal lever to be pulled back and actuate the rod and get you HIGH/LOW beam switch to work.
DUB
Last edited by DUB; Sep 12, 2016 at 06:22 PM.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 18,126
Likes: 174
From: WI
YES...there is ONE rod that goes to the electrical ignition switch that is secured to the column mast jacket.
The other rod is for you HIGH /LOW beam switch for you headlights.
The HIGH/LOW beam switches are still available....as for the rod you need...I ( or someone else) will have to look in a GM parts illustration manual ( which I have one) and see if that rod is SPECIFIC to your year model...which it can be....but I am not sure 100%.
I know I will ahve ( or should have)this rod for a 1978 to 1982 tele/tilt column...and I do have a 1977 column...but I do not want to tear it apart and not have it complete. There is also another part that is needed in conjunction with this rod...and I should have the black plastic part....that allows the turn signal lever to be pulled back and actuate the rod and get you HIGH/LOW beam switch to work.
DUB
The other rod is for you HIGH /LOW beam switch for you headlights.
The HIGH/LOW beam switches are still available....as for the rod you need...I ( or someone else) will have to look in a GM parts illustration manual ( which I have one) and see if that rod is SPECIFIC to your year model...which it can be....but I am not sure 100%.
I know I will ahve ( or should have)this rod for a 1978 to 1982 tele/tilt column...and I do have a 1977 column...but I do not want to tear it apart and not have it complete. There is also another part that is needed in conjunction with this rod...and I should have the black plastic part....that allows the turn signal lever to be pulled back and actuate the rod and get you HIGH/LOW beam switch to work.
DUB
I have the rod, where should I be looking for a new switch?
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 19,294
Likes: 2,754
From: Charlotte NC
basically any part store should carry it.
It will look like this.
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/...mpF/s-l225.jpg
DUB
It will look like this.
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/...mpF/s-l225.jpg
DUB
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 18,126
Likes: 174
From: WI
basically any part store should carry it.
It will look like this.
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/...mpF/s-l225.jpg
DUB
It will look like this.
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/...mpF/s-l225.jpg
DUB
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 19,294
Likes: 2,754
From: Charlotte NC
ALSO...IF you have the rod...and you grab the rod and force is slight towards the steering wheel...and then with your other hand have it on your turn signal lever...and pull back on the turn signal lever (towards YOU if you were sitting in the seat)...and the ROD moves...you are OK and installing the new switch and getting it adjusted will do it for you....because in the photo of the one I sent the link of....you can see the metal pin that is centering this switch so it makes it easy to install.
HOPEFULLY the bolts that hold your ignition switch have not been messed with...because ONE of them should be a stud/bolt...where there is a threaded stud sticking up so you can place the new switch on it and install a nut....and the other fastener for the new switch is a bolt.
That stud/bolt is used to initially secure and hold your ignition switch in its correct position.
DUB
HOPEFULLY the bolts that hold your ignition switch have not been messed with...because ONE of them should be a stud/bolt...where there is a threaded stud sticking up so you can place the new switch on it and install a nut....and the other fastener for the new switch is a bolt.
That stud/bolt is used to initially secure and hold your ignition switch in its correct position.
DUB
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 18,126
Likes: 174
From: WI
ALSO...IF you have the rod...and you grab the rod and force is slight towards the steering wheel...and then with your other hand have it on your turn signal lever...and pull back on the turn signal lever (towards YOU if you were sitting in the seat)...and the ROD moves...you are OK and installing the new switch and getting it adjusted will do it for you....because in the photo of the one I sent the link of....you can see the metal pin that is centering this switch so it makes it easy to install.
HOPEFULLY the bolts that hold your ignition switch have not been messed with...because ONE of them should be a stud/bolt...where there is a threaded stud sticking up so you can place the new switch on it and install a nut....and the other fastener for the new switch is a bolt.
That stud/bolt is used to initially secure and hold your ignition switch in its correct position.
DUB
HOPEFULLY the bolts that hold your ignition switch have not been messed with...because ONE of them should be a stud/bolt...where there is a threaded stud sticking up so you can place the new switch on it and install a nut....and the other fastener for the new switch is a bolt.
That stud/bolt is used to initially secure and hold your ignition switch in its correct position.
DUB
I believe all I have are two holes in the column
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 18,126
Likes: 174
From: WI
here is what I have, the third pic is an older column with the two screws, am I to understand the ignition switch shares the bolt/stud you mentioned with the hi/low beam switch? I don`t see any other holes in my column to mount the hi/low switch though
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Race Director
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 10,805
Likes: 706
From: Feverish All Over
basically any part store should carry it.
It will look like this.
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/...mpF/s-l225.jpg
DUB
It will look like this.
http://thumbs.ebaystatic.com/images/...mpF/s-l225.jpg
DUB
