Illustrated tilt steering column disassembly
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1. you re putting things back together So beware If you re going to remove replace either the turn signal switch or the wiper switch remove the four bolts shown in the picture below and the harness protector You can fiddle connector and harness through the column even if it doesn t seem like it will fit It will When you reassemble these bolts have to be put back in in the right order and torqued to spec Check the Helms manual for the recommended torque values for your vehicle Ep u 1 r ap Er I a vi T RE a ke L et pin out of the housing and remove the switch at To remove the wiper switch push the pivot L 8 3 J Remove the sector and spring by punching the shaft that goes to the lock cylinder through the sector with a screwdriver The spring is held with a small bolt Put the bolt back in place so you don t lose it d al Mena 1 L E rae E k WS a A Zi WW Next you have to remove the tilt mechanism spring retainer This i is the silver cap with the small rectangular hole Insert a screwdriver push down and make 1 4 turn counter clockwise to disengage the retainer Remove the spring and retainer and set aside Next is the trickiest part removal of the pivot pins GM has a special tool for this J21854 01 but you probably don t Neither did I So I screwed in a screw and pulled on it with vice grips wiggling back and forth Worked great But be careful not to break off the scr2. Steering column documentations Illustrated tilt steering column disassembly Oliver Scholz Steering column disassembly pictorial Jazzman Repairing GM Tilt steering wheel columns Curt Martin Illustrated tilt steering column disassembly The tilt steering column disassembly seems to be one of the last great mysteries of our time Nobody likes to do it but when you do it s really not all that bad At least it seems that way to me Most people don t know how to disassemble it and the description in the Factory Service Manual is sketchy at best So I have decided to document the process of tearing into the column when it was time for me to do so This procedure should be useful if you re trying to do one of these repairs Turn signal switch Key buzzer switch Ignition lock Ignition lock housing Wiper switch Loose tilt mechanism tried to take as many pictures as possible but I still may have missed a step here or there If I did I apologize but I still hope you find the pictures informative Some of the writing has become a bit fuzzy due to the JPEG compression but GIF s were just too large Some of the things described here can be done without removing the column from the car however the deeper you have to go the easier things get with the column out of the car Plus it s really simple to remove the column and put it back in It s so much easier to do everything on a desk instead of crammed under the dash So Td recommend removin
3. comments or suggestions or additions please feel free to contact me Oh and whatever you do you do it at your own risk If you find these pictures helpful great but if you break something or I made a wrong somewhere don t blame me for anything just let me know and I ll correct it Oliver Scholz http www fieros de en main html Steering column disassembly pictorial 1 T F kN M q e E T e U as gt y Perfermn rnCe 6 ES Tool Steering Pivot Pin Remover Eike WARRANTY E U 2 E E 2 Jazzman Repairing GM Tilt steering wheel columns Description This procedure covers correcting a loose steering wheel Loose means that the entire upper portion of the tilt column can be moved from side to side while the column itself is still firmly bolted to the chassis and dash Four bolts in the column that have worked loose due to vibration cause this motion The four bolts are about 2 inches in length but only engage the threads on the lower 1 8th inch and in this case no thread locking compound was used to secure the bolts While I removed the steering column to correct this problem it can be performed on the car Special Tools Needed Steering Wheel Puller Available from most auto parts stores Steering Lock Plate Removing Tool Also available from most parts stores T 20 and T 30 Torx Bits Pivot Pin Puller More on this later Procedure 1 Disc
4. ew or you ll have to drill it out Now the hard part is over Pull on the tilt lever and put the column up as far as you can then turn it right You want to remove this part see picture This one actuates the rod that goes to the actual ignition switch Just pull the upper part of the tilt housing off By now you will see a few balls falling from the column These are part of the lower bearing don t lose any one of them A bolts u a Now you can see the objects of our desire the four infamous Torx head bolts Tighten them well and a drop of thread locker may be a good idea I didn t have a proper size Torx socket so I used a 6mm Hex socket instead Worked great Reassembly is basically the reverse of the above When reassembling use a torque wrench to torque everything back to specs You don t want the column to come apart when you re going 65 mph in heavy traffic About the only tricky part when putting the column back together is the high beam switch actuator Make sure the actuator is engaging the switch and hold the column upright The grease will stick the plastic part to the lower column shroud Install the lock housing from above and try to keep the plastic part in place The picture shows what it should look like if you did it right Install the turn signal stalk now to check if the high beam actuator works Grease is also a great helper to keep the balls inside a ball bearing just a hint If you have any
5. f soft metal castings that allow the ignition switch on the bottom of the column to be operated by the key lock on the top of the column If you ever wondered why a car thief would break the plastic housing on the bottom of the column this is it With the lower shroud broken out this linkage is exposed It can be operated with a flat screwdriver 19 You can now access the 4 bolts in the lower casting that are causing the problem The bolts have reverse torx heads but a 1 4 12pt socket can be used to tighten the bolts I applied red Locktite to the last 5 threads on each bolt and tightened them to 18ft lbs The bolts can also be drilled and safety wired in pairs Reverse the steps to reassemble the column The pivot pins can be inserted using a hammer and punch I applied Locktite to all of the screws as the column was re assembled Curt Martin Ormond Beach Florida cmartin O america com http spacecoastfieros com tech stecol htm
6. g the steering wheel and locking plate while the column is in the car and then remove the column from the car Start off by disconnecting the negative battery connection This is important since you ll be fiddling around with the ignition switch and you don t want to cause any shorts Next remove the centre cap horn button depending on your steering wheel Remove the horn switch contact by pushing it in and turning it 1 4 turn counter clockwise Remove the clip if present centre nut 22mm and pull off the steering wheel You will need a steering wheel puller for this You can get it e g at Sears or just about any automotive supplier Do not attempt to remove the wheel without this tool Some wheels are loose enough on the shaft to be pulled manually but don t use any brute force approach i LU nj Next remove the plastic lock plate cover by unlocking the tabs with a screwdriver AAN 00 My IN nF Once that s out of the way you should use a lock plate compressor to push and hold down the lock plate This allows you to slide the c clip retainer onto the tool and release the spring pressure you can see this in the pictures Remove the lock plate and cancelling cam Be careful not to lose the spring located in the cancelling cam tower Remove the Hazard warning switch with a Philips screwdriver The switch consists of two parts plus a spring and a screw Don t lose them either gt Remove the loc
7. k plate spring from the shaft Next remove the three screws from the turn s gnal switch You must move the turn signal switch in each direction to gain access to all screws Now remove the Philips screw from the turn signal lever Pull the turn signal stalk from the column with the wiper in the off position This is where I took the column out of the car Remove the 11mm bolt attaching the column to the U joint and remove the two 15mm nuts and the two 15mm bolts holding the column in the car Carefully lower the column Disconnect the turn signal connector the wiper switch connector and the cruise connector if eguipped Remove the ignition switch connector This is a two part connector consisting of a black and a white part both of which have two locking tabs so don t force the connectors off Remove the high beam switch connector locking tabs If you have an automatic transmission remove the park lock cable by removing the two tiny Philips screws from the ignition switch The column should now be free and you can carefully remove it from the vehicle Put the ignition lock in the RUN position and carefully remove the key warning buzzer switch with a paper clip Remove the TX20 bolt holding the ignition lock cylinder Remove the lock cylinder N dl Remove the three TX30 screws attaching the ignition lock housing to the column When you pull the lock housing off the high beam actuator may fall out Getting 1t back in place can be fun 1f
8. onnect the Battery 2 Use a Screwdriver and remove the Horn Button 3 Remove the Horn Switch spring loaded plunger give it a 1 4 turn 4 Remove the Clip from the end of the steering shaft 5 Remove the Steering Nut 22mm from the end of the shaft 6 Install the Steering wheel puller and remove the wheel DO NOT attempt to pry hammer or pull the wheel off without this tool If you can t find a puller you can fabricate one from steel barstock and three bolts 7 With the wheel removed pry off the plastic trim covering the lock plate There are four tabs insert a flat screwdriver into the tab and pry them out 8 Install the Lock Plate remover There is no substitute for this It threads over the steering shaft pushes the lock plate in and allows the retainer a c clip to be removed 9 Remove the Lock Plate spring bearing cup and spacer from the steering shaft This will expose the turn signal switches 10 Remove the three Phillips head screws retaining the Turn Signal Switch You must actuate the switch in each direction to expose the screws Then remove the Phillips head screw that attaches to turn signal lever to the switch Also remove the Emergency Flasher switch from the outside of the column single Phillips screw in the center of the knob 11 Disconnect the wiring on the steering column under the dash to allow enough slack to pull the turn signal switch away from the housing 12 Remove the Turn Signal Lever j
9. ust pull it straight out If equipped with cruise control just leave the lever hanging on the single wire 13 Remove the Key lock Buzzer switch look for the two long contacts A paper clip slid down the right side of the switch will release it so it can be slid straight out 14 Remove the Ignition Lock retaining pin T 20 Torx and slide the ignition switch lock out of the steering column 15 Remove the three T 30 Torx screws that hold the upper housing trim in place Remove the housing trim and let it hang from the turn signal wiring 16 Use the Tilt Wheel lever and move the column to it s uppermost position Then use a padded pair of pliers to unscrew the lever This will allow the removal of the housing Headlight Hi Low beam linkage and Steel rod 17 Before removing the pivot pins you need to remove the tilt wheel spring The spring is held in place by a sheet metal cap with a square hole in it Insert a large screwdriver into the square hole push the cap in and give ita 1 4 turn That will release the cap and allow removal of the spring 18 Remove the tilt wheel pivot pins one on each side There is a GM tool for doing this I used a 4mm 0 8mm pitch screw and a slide hammer to pull the pins out This will allow the casting that makes up the front of the steering column to be removed The casting must be pulled to the right to release the ignition switch linkage on the left side of the column Note this linkage is a pair o
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