Tighten up telescoptic steering ??
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From: Saginaw Michigan
First remove the ground cable from your battery.
Use a screwdriver to pry up and lift the metal part on the underside of the horn cap from the horn contact.
Remove the three screws that hold the upper horn contact in place. Remove the contact and the shim(s) underneath it.
Remove the two small screws that hold the telescope locking lever to the star screw.
Now use a large phillips screwdriver to tighten the star screw so that the upper shaft (and steering wheel) no longer telescopes and it is locked in place.
Reposition the telescope locking lever so that it is now rotated to its most clockwise position (the legs on the lever will be in contact with the cast posts that are part of the steering wheel hub. Hold the lever in place and reinstall it to the star screw with the two small screws. You should now be able to rotate the lever CCW and unlock the upper steering shaft so that it telescopes freely.
If you cannot tighten the star screw so that the upper shaft is locked in place, you may be missing parts inside the upper shaft. You will need to consult my Adjustable Steering Column Disassembly and Repair Papers that are posted at Terry Rudy's www.corvettefaq.com website.
Lock and unlock the telescope feature by rotating the locking lever. Check to make sure it is adjusted correctly.
Reinstall the shim(s) and upper horn contact with the three screws. Note there is a "leg" on the contact. The horn contact must be oriented so that the "leg" on the contact is touching the spring loaded plunger (called an eyelet) that is sticking through the steering wheel hub.
Snap the horn cap in place.
Reattach the battery ground cable.
You are done.
Jim
Use a screwdriver to pry up and lift the metal part on the underside of the horn cap from the horn contact.
Remove the three screws that hold the upper horn contact in place. Remove the contact and the shim(s) underneath it.
Remove the two small screws that hold the telescope locking lever to the star screw.
Now use a large phillips screwdriver to tighten the star screw so that the upper shaft (and steering wheel) no longer telescopes and it is locked in place.
Reposition the telescope locking lever so that it is now rotated to its most clockwise position (the legs on the lever will be in contact with the cast posts that are part of the steering wheel hub. Hold the lever in place and reinstall it to the star screw with the two small screws. You should now be able to rotate the lever CCW and unlock the upper steering shaft so that it telescopes freely.
If you cannot tighten the star screw so that the upper shaft is locked in place, you may be missing parts inside the upper shaft. You will need to consult my Adjustable Steering Column Disassembly and Repair Papers that are posted at Terry Rudy's www.corvettefaq.com website.
Lock and unlock the telescope feature by rotating the locking lever. Check to make sure it is adjusted correctly.
Reinstall the shim(s) and upper horn contact with the three screws. Note there is a "leg" on the contact. The horn contact must be oriented so that the "leg" on the contact is touching the spring loaded plunger (called an eyelet) that is sticking through the steering wheel hub.
Snap the horn cap in place.
Reattach the battery ground cable.
You are done.
Jim
Last edited by Jim Shea; Dec 12, 2009 at 08:38 AM.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2000
Posts: 6,001
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From: Saginaw Michigan
A more generic telescope adjust (1967 through 1982) paper has been posted on Terry Rudy's www.corvettefaq.com website. Here is the direct link to the paper in pdf format:
http://jimshea.corvettefaq.com/wp-co...-1967-1982.pdf
http://jimshea.corvettefaq.com/wp-co...-1967-1982.pdf
