Steering column shake
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From: ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS NJ
Steering column shake
69 L68 with 72,000 miles, bought recently and in very good condition.
I did find a broken motor mount and car still in the air as I check things out.
Any thoughts why the steering column inside the car shakes at idle. Is there an obvious part missing?
I did find a broken motor mount and car still in the air as I check things out.
Any thoughts why the steering column inside the car shakes at idle. Is there an obvious part missing?
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From: Saginaw Michigan
First of all, is it the whole steering column that is shaking or just the head?
There really are only 4 attaching points for the steering column to the car. You have two nearly vertical bolts (K) that fasten into weld nuts on the big plate (C). Then there is a stud on plate (M) that extends through the dash panel and has nut (R) that secures it to the dash. There is another bolt (N) that inserts through plate (M) and through the dash panel with a second nut (R) that fastens it. If any of those fasteners are loose, the entire steering column could feel loose or shakey.
The other possibility would be that the steering column head is loose. Do you have a T&T steering column or a (non-adjustable) standard steering column?
Jim
There really are only 4 attaching points for the steering column to the car. You have two nearly vertical bolts (K) that fasten into weld nuts on the big plate (C). Then there is a stud on plate (M) that extends through the dash panel and has nut (R) that secures it to the dash. There is another bolt (N) that inserts through plate (M) and through the dash panel with a second nut (R) that fastens it. If any of those fasteners are loose, the entire steering column could feel loose or shakey.
The other possibility would be that the steering column head is loose. Do you have a T&T steering column or a (non-adjustable) standard steering column?
Jim
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From: ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS NJ
First of all, is it the whole steering column that is shaking or just the head?
There really are only 4 attaching points for the steering column to the car. You have two nearly vertical bolts (K) that fasten into weld nuts on the big plate (C). Then there is a stud on plate (M) that extends through the dash panel and has nut (R) that secures it to the dash. There is another bolt (N) that inserts through plate (M) and through the dash panel with a second nut (R) that fastens it. If any of those fasteners are loose, the entire steering column could feel loose or shakey.
The other possibility would be that the steering column head is loose. Do you have a T&T steering column or a (non-adjustable) standard steering column?
Jim
There really are only 4 attaching points for the steering column to the car. You have two nearly vertical bolts (K) that fasten into weld nuts on the big plate (C). Then there is a stud on plate (M) that extends through the dash panel and has nut (R) that secures it to the dash. There is another bolt (N) that inserts through plate (M) and through the dash panel with a second nut (R) that fastens it. If any of those fasteners are loose, the entire steering column could feel loose or shakey.
The other possibility would be that the steering column head is loose. Do you have a T&T steering column or a (non-adjustable) standard steering column?
Jim
I will check all the points mentioned.
