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Hwy Guys, so today I am Tackling replacing the lock cylinder on my tilt steering colum, off a ‘74. I recently had it rebuild but an awful supplier here in Florida. He did a nice job but left it a lot of the finishing parts and claims they were in the box. So I have Dismantled the colum to replace the lock cylinder and got it off no problem. But I went To install the C clip and the center shaft pulls right out, so I’m stuck. Is it supposed to secured in some way? Any advice helps
You need to put a bolt into the end of the shaft to lock it..The telescopic shaft has a rod in the center and uses the "star" head bolt as the locking device. To use your lock plate compressor, you need to lock the upper shaft. http://jimshea.corvettefaq.com/?cat=5
You will need to thread a bolt into the center to stop the telescoping. A normal bolt won't fit in the tool, I shaved the bolt head down to a rectangle shape and used vice grips.
So I placed The screw as described above, got the c clip installed and as I’m putting it back together it is no longer telescoping. I cant Even pull the upper shaft out... what now? I had to tighten that 5/16 screw pretty tight to prevent from putting the upper shaft out
Steering colum help
