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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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Default Can anyone identify this part?
70 vette standard steering column.

I was replacing the sector gear and found this (my avatar) just under the lock plate and the Turn signal switch inside the bearing housing.

I had a broken sector gear and have not put everything together yet.
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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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It is the detent spring for your turn signal switch.


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Old Apr 20, 2008 | 12:23 PM
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I never would have guessed that one.
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Any idea where to get a new one? This one is bent and broke when I tried to straighten it out.
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