How does my c3 steering column telscope?
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Sorry. Lol. I tried editing and it obvousily didnt. Its a 1976 stingray coupe L-48.
Their is nothing that indicates to me that it teliscopes. The service and overhaul manual doesnt tell me ****. Im new to this car and still havent figured out all the quirks yet.
Thanks for any info.
Brian Stock
Their is nothing that indicates to me that it teliscopes. The service and overhaul manual doesnt tell me ****. Im new to this car and still havent figured out all the quirks yet.
Thanks for any info.
Brian Stock
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And maybe year matters but I don't know. If like my 77 and it has the parts it would be a toggle like ring around the Horn. Has an appendage like a pointer on it, you just twist that ring left or right to release or lock the steering wheel. Try it both directions and push or pull on the steering wheel.
if it's there and it won't do anything there's a way to adjust it under the horn button, unfortunately I forgot how.
if it's there and it won't do anything there's a way to adjust it under the horn button, unfortunately I forgot how.
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The trim ring behind the horn button "unscrews" to loosten, "screws" to tighten. There's less than a quarter turn lock to lock (there's a tab that fits in a recess at the top of the steering column), so if the adjustment is off, it may be always tight, or always loose. If that's the case, you need to pull the horn button and adjust the tightness of the star bolt relative to the trim ring.
This video may show you what you need:
This video may show you what you need:
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Thank you bikespace. After finding HOW it works. It works very smoothly. Lossens and tighens like it was new. Thanks again longroadhome. FYI. i did still watch the video for future refrence. ��
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Whenever I bought a new (to me) model Corvette, I'd invest the 10 bucks on a repro Owner's Manual and kept it in the car.
You would be shocked how many times I ran across that oddball switch or silly question and the Owners Manual answered them 99% of the time.
That's what they are made for.
You would be shocked how many times I ran across that oddball switch or silly question and the Owners Manual answered them 99% of the time.
That's what they are made for.
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Last edited by LongRoadHome; Jul 10, 2017 at 04:17 AM.