Ch@0s
01-27-2011, 9:36am
My steering wheel has been a little loose lately. Friday on my way home it pretty much fell in my lap.
I tackled it Saturday and took some pictures.
Here are some tools you need that you may not have .. So go get them!
1.Steering wheel puller
2.Lock plate tool
3.E8 reverse torx
4. #30 torx
5. #10 torx
6.lock tight
The other tools you need you will already own, we hope.
Disconnect the battery negative cable. If you have an air bag wait 10 minutes before you start.
Remove the air bag and set it right side up in the passengers seat.
I didn't have one:woowoo:
Pull the steering wheel
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Steeringpuller.jpg
If you have an air bag you will be looking at a clock spring take it out by removing the retaining clip. You may need to unplug the harness if you don't have enough slack.
Using the lock plate tool compress the lock plate and pull the snap ring out using a couple of picks.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/lockplatetool.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Lockplateclip.jpg
Now, the easy part .. take out the blinker assembly by removing the blinker lever, hazard knob and 3 Phillips screws that hold it in place. If you want to disconnect the harness. I had enough slack I didn't have to.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Blinkerassembly.jpg
You should now be looking at 3 #30 torx screws they hold the housing in place. Take the buzzer switch out with needle nose pliers be very careful not to lose the spring that holds it in place. Next to the buzzer is a #10 torx that hold the ignition cylinder in. Remove the screw and pull the cylinder out.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/torxbolts.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/blackspring.jpg
It is now time to take the housing off.
Remove the 3 #30 torx holding it in place carefully slide it out at this point the dimmer cam and lever are going to fall out of place. Make note where they go they are on the left side behind the blinker lever.
I had enough slack in the wires I didn't have to take the harness loose.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Coveroff.jpg
We are almost done.. I had to go get some tools for the job.
E8 1/4 in drive $2.99
Thread lock $.99
Crunch bar $.54
This is the cheapest repair yet :Irule:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Storerun.jpg
Ok, back to work.
Remove the 2 E8 bolts with a magnet put some thread lock on them and put them back in place.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Boltlocation.jpg
Put it all back together in reverse order.
I had hell with the dimmer lever and had to pull the knee bolster to get it back in the dimmer switch. be careful not to knock it out of place.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/dimmerswithandrod.jpg
If you have been paying attention you have noticed 2 things.. one this is not a vette its my 91 S15 Jimmy and two i said four bolts but only tightened 2.
The S15 column is similar to the vette. This is my DD and from what I have read this will hold the column in place for a long time. If it were the vette i would do all 4. That requires a Tilt column pivot pin puller. To pull the tilt off the column then you have access to the other 2 bolts.
I tackled it Saturday and took some pictures.
Here are some tools you need that you may not have .. So go get them!
1.Steering wheel puller
2.Lock plate tool
3.E8 reverse torx
4. #30 torx
5. #10 torx
6.lock tight
The other tools you need you will already own, we hope.
Disconnect the battery negative cable. If you have an air bag wait 10 minutes before you start.
Remove the air bag and set it right side up in the passengers seat.
I didn't have one:woowoo:
Pull the steering wheel
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Steeringpuller.jpg
If you have an air bag you will be looking at a clock spring take it out by removing the retaining clip. You may need to unplug the harness if you don't have enough slack.
Using the lock plate tool compress the lock plate and pull the snap ring out using a couple of picks.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/lockplatetool.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Lockplateclip.jpg
Now, the easy part .. take out the blinker assembly by removing the blinker lever, hazard knob and 3 Phillips screws that hold it in place. If you want to disconnect the harness. I had enough slack I didn't have to.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Blinkerassembly.jpg
You should now be looking at 3 #30 torx screws they hold the housing in place. Take the buzzer switch out with needle nose pliers be very careful not to lose the spring that holds it in place. Next to the buzzer is a #10 torx that hold the ignition cylinder in. Remove the screw and pull the cylinder out.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/torxbolts.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/blackspring.jpg
It is now time to take the housing off.
Remove the 3 #30 torx holding it in place carefully slide it out at this point the dimmer cam and lever are going to fall out of place. Make note where they go they are on the left side behind the blinker lever.
I had enough slack in the wires I didn't have to take the harness loose.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Coveroff.jpg
We are almost done.. I had to go get some tools for the job.
E8 1/4 in drive $2.99
Thread lock $.99
Crunch bar $.54
This is the cheapest repair yet :Irule:
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Storerun.jpg
Ok, back to work.
Remove the 2 E8 bolts with a magnet put some thread lock on them and put them back in place.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/Boltlocation.jpg
Put it all back together in reverse order.
I had hell with the dimmer lever and had to pull the knee bolster to get it back in the dimmer switch. be careful not to knock it out of place.
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m118/lorddemoya/GM%20tilt%20repair/dimmerswithandrod.jpg
If you have been paying attention you have noticed 2 things.. one this is not a vette its my 91 S15 Jimmy and two i said four bolts but only tightened 2.
The S15 column is similar to the vette. This is my DD and from what I have read this will hold the column in place for a long time. If it were the vette i would do all 4. That requires a Tilt column pivot pin puller. To pull the tilt off the column then you have access to the other 2 bolts.