Does your steering column wiggle also?
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Does your steering column wiggle also?
I have tried to rebuild my old column and now I just replaced it with a used column out of a wrecked vette with only 30K miles on it and this column has some tilt steering wheel wiggle in it also. Is this just something I am gonna have to live with? How many others out there have the same issue?
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Re: Does your steering column wiggle also? (milehighvette)
My '92 has about a half to an inch play to it. I was told to rebuild my column too...but heard it was expensive. SO ill live with the jigg for a while.
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Re: Does your steering column wiggle also? (MPforUSMC)
I have heard that this happens from using the steering wheel to pull yourself in and out of the car. It weakens the screws that hold the column in.
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Re: Does your steering column wiggle also? (milehighvette)
How far along did you get in trying to rebuild the column? Was it too involved for the shade-tree mechanic to do in their driveway? Like (almost) everyone else, I have the same wiggle and would like to fix it. If you have a list of the required parts, I would really appreciate if you could post them.
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Re: Does your steering column wiggle also? (milehighvette)
Mine is in great shape. I have hear the rebuild can be a bear?
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Re: Does your steering column wiggle also? (LT-4 CE)
mine has a wee little jiggle from the owner before me using it to get in and out of the car (he wa sin his late 60's or so). I live with it in fact i dont even notice it. DO NOT use you wheel to aid in ingress and egress
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Re: Does your steering column wiggle also? (4-ACES)
No, mine doesn't wiggle but if you rub on it in just the right spot the
seats get wet...... :lol:
seats get wet...... :lol:
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Re: Does your steering column wiggle also? (milehighvette)
Does your steering column wiggle also?
Seriously, my steering column wiggles ever so slightly. I think they probably all do to a certain extent. Unless it vibrates excessively, I wouldn't worry about it. Do you have someone else's you can compare it to?
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Re: Does your steering column wiggle also? (milehighvette)
I have an 85 and it used to do this. I finally removed the steering wheel and all the guts at the top of the column. I even removed the tilt spring and assembly to get to the bolts that hold the part of the column that was loose. I could only get to 2 of the 3 bolts that held it together. These bolts are torx head bolts. You need a torx socket with the torx female hole that fits on the bolt head. Once the 2 screws were tightened, I put it back together and now it has no slop. It's a little involved, if you haven't played with the turn signal wiring, or messed with the steering wheel removal and tilt mechanism it can be a little intimidating. The book wasn't a whole lot of help either.
