GM steering column?
#61
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Re: GM steering column?
> Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
just<BR>
> replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> <BR>
> You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
are<BR>
> typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
is<BR>
> available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
is<BR>
> mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
yard.
-Bill
just<BR>
> replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> <BR>
> You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
are<BR>
> typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
is<BR>
> available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
is<BR>
> mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
yard.
-Bill
#62
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Re: GM steering column?
It is a saganaw or GM steering column and is found in all the full sized
vans, trucks, camaros, Vettes, etc....
It takes about a half hour to swap it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
vans, trucks, camaros, Vettes, etc....
It takes about a half hour to swap it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
#63
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Posts: n/a
Re: GM steering column?
It is a saganaw or GM steering column and is found in all the full sized
vans, trucks, camaros, Vettes, etc....
It takes about a half hour to swap it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
vans, trucks, camaros, Vettes, etc....
It takes about a half hour to swap it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
#64
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Posts: n/a
Re: GM steering column?
It is a saganaw or GM steering column and is found in all the full sized
vans, trucks, camaros, Vettes, etc....
It takes about a half hour to swap it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
vans, trucks, camaros, Vettes, etc....
It takes about a half hour to swap it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
#65
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Posts: n/a
Re: GM steering column?
It is a saganaw or GM steering column and is found in all the full sized
vans, trucks, camaros, Vettes, etc....
It takes about a half hour to swap it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
vans, trucks, camaros, Vettes, etc....
It takes about a half hour to swap it.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
#66
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Re: GM steering column?
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Ao2dnekI3fU8_L7cRVn-gw@speakeasy.net...
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It
is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These
products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you
need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake
pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of
the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything
were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow
the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the
same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a
junk
> yard.
>
Bill's link to the steering column from a Lumina is not really very helpful
because the parts we need are different than what the Lumina uses.
I have the factory shop manual at home, perhaps it shows what you are
looking for. I'll check and if it can help, I'll scan it and send you the
file ...
My ignition switch broke not too long ago. Then, about 4 months later the
lock rack broke, so I have been inside of my steering column, twice, doing
the same job you are looking forward to doing. Most of the stuff that is
outboard of the linkage is cosmetic, and if you don't need to look pretty,
you should be able to replace the broken stuff that mounts to the column
itself. Basically, the tilt would need to be broken before you need a new
column, so before you go down that road you should check the parts list.
You will need to remove the steering wheel, and the lock ring (lock plate),
the turn signal switch, and the pivot pins for the tilt. With all of this
stuff out, the bearings for the top section of the steering shaft will fall
out.
#67
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Re: GM steering column?
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Ao2dnekI3fU8_L7cRVn-gw@speakeasy.net...
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It
is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These
products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you
need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake
pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of
the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything
were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow
the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the
same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a
junk
> yard.
>
Bill's link to the steering column from a Lumina is not really very helpful
because the parts we need are different than what the Lumina uses.
I have the factory shop manual at home, perhaps it shows what you are
looking for. I'll check and if it can help, I'll scan it and send you the
file ...
My ignition switch broke not too long ago. Then, about 4 months later the
lock rack broke, so I have been inside of my steering column, twice, doing
the same job you are looking forward to doing. Most of the stuff that is
outboard of the linkage is cosmetic, and if you don't need to look pretty,
you should be able to replace the broken stuff that mounts to the column
itself. Basically, the tilt would need to be broken before you need a new
column, so before you go down that road you should check the parts list.
You will need to remove the steering wheel, and the lock ring (lock plate),
the turn signal switch, and the pivot pins for the tilt. With all of this
stuff out, the bearings for the top section of the steering shaft will fall
out.
#68
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Re: GM steering column?
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Ao2dnekI3fU8_L7cRVn-gw@speakeasy.net...
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It
is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These
products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you
need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake
pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of
the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything
were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow
the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the
same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a
junk
> yard.
>
Bill's link to the steering column from a Lumina is not really very helpful
because the parts we need are different than what the Lumina uses.
I have the factory shop manual at home, perhaps it shows what you are
looking for. I'll check and if it can help, I'll scan it and send you the
file ...
My ignition switch broke not too long ago. Then, about 4 months later the
lock rack broke, so I have been inside of my steering column, twice, doing
the same job you are looking forward to doing. Most of the stuff that is
outboard of the linkage is cosmetic, and if you don't need to look pretty,
you should be able to replace the broken stuff that mounts to the column
itself. Basically, the tilt would need to be broken before you need a new
column, so before you go down that road you should check the parts list.
You will need to remove the steering wheel, and the lock ring (lock plate),
the turn signal switch, and the pivot pins for the tilt. With all of this
stuff out, the bearings for the top section of the steering shaft will fall
out.
#69
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Re: GM steering column?
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Ao2dnekI3fU8_L7cRVn-gw@speakeasy.net...
> > Well, depending on your insistance on having stuff look good, you can
> just<BR>
> > replace the broken part. It costs about 10 bucks.<BR>
> > <BR>
> > You need a part called a Lock Rack, or something close to that. It
is<BR>
> > available from a company that brands its products HELP. These
products
> are<BR>
> > typically in a red blister pack. In any case, the sliding part you
need
> is<BR>
> > available. It connects to a rod that goes to the Ignition Switch that
> is<BR>
> > mounted on the side of the steering column, down near the brake
pedal.<BR>
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of
the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything
were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow
the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the
same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a
junk
> yard.
>
Bill's link to the steering column from a Lumina is not really very helpful
because the parts we need are different than what the Lumina uses.
I have the factory shop manual at home, perhaps it shows what you are
looking for. I'll check and if it can help, I'll scan it and send you the
file ...
My ignition switch broke not too long ago. Then, about 4 months later the
lock rack broke, so I have been inside of my steering column, twice, doing
the same job you are looking forward to doing. Most of the stuff that is
outboard of the linkage is cosmetic, and if you don't need to look pretty,
you should be able to replace the broken stuff that mounts to the column
itself. Basically, the tilt would need to be broken before you need a new
column, so before you go down that road you should check the parts list.
You will need to remove the steering wheel, and the lock ring (lock plate),
the turn signal switch, and the pivot pins for the tilt. With all of this
stuff out, the bearings for the top section of the steering shaft will fall
out.
#70
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Re: GM steering column?
Compliments of "Endo me@oh.my" of this group:
http://www.----------.com/steeringColumn.pdf
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wkearney99 wrote:
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill
http://www.----------.com/steeringColumn.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
wkearney99 wrote:
>
> No, it's much worse than just that. They really mangled the hell out of the
> entire left side. The mounting points for everything that holds anything were
> just destroyed. The slide/rack itself works with a heavy pull of an index
> finger. But there's no way to reattach any of the parts that would allow the
> cam on the back of the cylinder to properly engage the rack.
>
> Is there any place online that has exploded diagrams of this part of the
> steering column? I'd like to get a better idea of just how to detach the
> assembly from the tilt and perhaps just replace that. If it's in fact the same
> as an S-10 then there might be better hopes of finding a replacement in a junk
> yard.
>
> -Bill