teliscopic steering wheel loose
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Racer
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teliscopic steering wheel loose
the steering wheel on my 80 has a bit of play in it. i can move the wheel up and down about a 1/4 '' does anyone know how to fix the problem ? is it a bearing or packing problem.thanks 
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There is an aluminum housing at the top of the column. Either the screws that hold it are loose or the housing is broken. You will have to remove the upper end of the assembly in order to tell. Hopefully you can just tighten the screws.
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Originally Posted by wombvette
There is an aluminum housing at the top of the column. Either the screws that hold it are loose or the housing is broken. You will have to remove the upper end of the assembly in order to tell. Hopefully you can just tighten the screws.
Been there , Go to corvettefaq.com and read Jim Shea's papers.
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I think that every GM column ever made needs to be torn down & reassembled about every 10 to 15 years. It's not hard, but it's tedious. Have a LOOONG work space where you can lay everything out in order of removal and have a bottle of loctite ready for the reassembly. Things are nuch simpler if you take the column out of the car. Removing the column sounds extreme, but in the long run, you'll have a LOT less work involved than you will if you try to work on it while it's still in the car.
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thanks everyone not only for the problem in hand jim sheas also had an artical on how to remove a broken dimmer switch rod without having to pull everything apart.its all got to come apart anyways but atleast ill be able to use my signal switch until then.only one problem my pc wont let me load the pictures of the two "L" and "J" tools needed but i get the idea.thanks 
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From: WAY SOUTH OF HEAVEN inebriated
Originally Posted by 1980 454
thanks everyone not only for the problem in hand jim sheas also had an artical on how to remove a broken dimmer switch rod without having to pull everything apart.its all got to come apart anyways but atleast ill be able to use my signal switch until then.only one problem my pc wont let me load the pictures of the two "L" and "J" tools needed but i get the idea.thanks
