1981 Steering Column Question
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Racer
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1981 Steering Column Question
Pulling the tachometer to repair on my 1981 C3 and the directions told me to pull the 2 large bolts to drop my steering column.
Removed the bolts but it wont drop. Don’t see anything else holding it up. It’s a telescoping column am I missing anything?
Removed the bolts but it wont drop. Don’t see anything else holding it up. It’s a telescoping column am I missing anything?
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Originally Posted by TO_Vette
Pulling the tachometer to repair on my 1981 C3 and the directions told me to pull the 2 large bolts to drop my steering column.
Removed the bolts but it wont drop. Don’t see anything else holding it up. It’s a telescoping column am I missing anything?
Removed the bolts but it wont drop. Don’t see anything else holding it up. It’s a telescoping column am I missing anything?
Wilcox has a how to on their website.
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With the two bolts removed it should give you enough clearance to remove the housing by pushing downward while removing the cluster.
But.... There is always a butt...
For tachometer testing you don't need to remove the cluster.. Follow the steps listed here and you can see how to access the tachometer without pulling the entire cluster.... and it works way better leaving the cluster in place because you can also ping and test the wires.
Willcox
http://repairs.willcoxcorvette.com/w...-1978-1982.pdf
But.... There is always a butt...
For tachometer testing you don't need to remove the cluster.. Follow the steps listed here and you can see how to access the tachometer without pulling the entire cluster.... and it works way better leaving the cluster in place because you can also ping and test the wires.
Willcox
http://repairs.willcoxcorvette.com/w...-1978-1982.pdf
