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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 02:18 PM
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ok, my steering wheel has alot of play in it from the pivot where it tilts up and down. is this normal for these cars or it likely to be a loose bolt. im not familiar with the setup on these. thanks
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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Mine has some play too. It doesn't really affect anything while I'm driving, so I'm not too concerned about it.
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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i thought that but my MOT guy said that would normally be a failure. (mot is a yearly certificate/inspection we have to have here to ensure car is road worthy)
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 05:28 PM
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If you are saying that the wheel can be moved up and down (play) at the tilt pivot then YES the bolts are loose. This is a common problem with GM tilt wheels. there is 4 bolts down in the column that loosen up and need to be removed and lock tite installed and reinstalled.

If it is not bad now I would not be real concerned about it. If it gets worse (really loose wheel) you will need to fix it.
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Old Jun 11, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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ah. ok thanks for the info
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Here's a pretty good link about steering column looseness and how to tighten those pesky bolts....

http://www.domesticmisfits.net/forum...cf102df5423ba4
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excellent, thanks for the link.
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god looks like a horrible job
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god looks like a horrible job
So it's not as loose as you thought ...eh?
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lol no i think its ok actually
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Some people use the wheel as leverage when getting out of the car, bad idea, this will screw your wheel up in short order. WW
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Some people use the wheel as leverage when getting out of the car, bad idea, this will screw your wheel up in short order. WW
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Unfortunately, some of us need leverage!!
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Unfortunately, some of us need leverage!!
Next time you need leverage to get out, hook your foot under the door and use that to pull yourself out . This works great for me and it saves the embarrassment of me having to roll out onto the ground. WW
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