steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
when driving.

I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
more difficult to arrange.

I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

You need to give us some years and makes.

Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
production run of the YJ's.

The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
pull and out it comes.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Daudi wrote:
>
> The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
> in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
> when driving.
>
> I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
> when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
> separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
> more difficult to arrange.
>
> I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
> interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

You need to give us some years and makes.

Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
production run of the YJ's.

The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
pull and out it comes.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Daudi wrote:
>
> The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
> in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
> when driving.
>
> I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
> when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
> separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
> more difficult to arrange.
>
> I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
> interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

You need to give us some years and makes.

Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
production run of the YJ's.

The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
pull and out it comes.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Daudi wrote:
>
> The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
> in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
> when driving.
>
> I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
> when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
> separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
> more difficult to arrange.
>
> I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
> interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

You need to give us some years and makes.

Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
production run of the YJ's.

The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
pull and out it comes.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Daudi wrote:
>
> The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
> in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
> when driving.
>
> I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
> when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
> separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
> more difficult to arrange.
>
> I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
> interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

Ah. Yes. My wrangler is a 1987. The cherokee being parted out is early
90's I believe. I actually haven't asked because the idea just recently
occured to me.

Wrangler's use GM steering columns?

Mike Romain wrote:

> You need to give us some years and makes.
>
> Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
> Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
> person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
> would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
> production run of the YJ's.
>
> The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
> couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
> pull and out it comes.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Daudi wrote:
>
>>The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
>>in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
>>when driving.
>>
>>I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
>>when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
>>separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
>>more difficult to arrange.
>>
>>I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
>>interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

Ah. Yes. My wrangler is a 1987. The cherokee being parted out is early
90's I believe. I actually haven't asked because the idea just recently
occured to me.

Wrangler's use GM steering columns?

Mike Romain wrote:

> You need to give us some years and makes.
>
> Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
> Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
> person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
> would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
> production run of the YJ's.
>
> The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
> couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
> pull and out it comes.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Daudi wrote:
>
>>The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
>>in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
>>when driving.
>>
>>I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
>>when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
>>separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
>>more difficult to arrange.
>>
>>I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
>>interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

Ah. Yes. My wrangler is a 1987. The cherokee being parted out is early
90's I believe. I actually haven't asked because the idea just recently
occured to me.

Wrangler's use GM steering columns?

Mike Romain wrote:

> You need to give us some years and makes.
>
> Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
> Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
> person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
> would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
> production run of the YJ's.
>
> The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
> couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
> pull and out it comes.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Daudi wrote:
>
>>The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
>>in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
>>when driving.
>>
>>I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
>>when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
>>separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
>>more difficult to arrange.
>>
>>I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
>>interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

Ah. Yes. My wrangler is a 1987. The cherokee being parted out is early
90's I believe. I actually haven't asked because the idea just recently
occured to me.

Wrangler's use GM steering columns?

Mike Romain wrote:

> You need to give us some years and makes.
>
> Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
> Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
> person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
> would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
> production run of the YJ's.
>
> The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
> couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
> pull and out it comes.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Daudi wrote:
>
>>The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
>>in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
>>when driving.
>>
>>I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
>>when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
>>separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
>>more difficult to arrange.
>>
>>I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
>>interchangable?

Re: steering columns- cherokee to wrangler?
 

GM uses the same Saganaw steering column so you have a large choice for
colors, tilt, etc. at the wreckers..

Mike


Daudi wrote:
>
> Ah. Yes. My wrangler is a 1987. The cherokee being parted out is early
> 90's I believe. I actually haven't asked because the idea just recently
> occured to me.
>
> Wrangler's use GM steering columns?
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
>
> > You need to give us some years and makes.
> >
> > Apparently they changed the column from the Saganaw unit every GM van,
> > Camaro, Chevette and pickup uses in the mid 90's to something else. One
> > person that doesn't usually have accurate info says it was in 94, but I
> > would suspect the change was with the TJ, not in the middle of the
> > production run of the YJ's.
> >
> > The GM units are a fast easy swap. A couple bolts under the dash, a
> > couple at the firewall and one spline bolt outside the firewall. You
> > pull and out it comes.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Daudi wrote:
> >
> >>The adjustable steering column in my wrangler is very loose; sloppy down
> >>in the pivot, the joint. I am worried that it may come apart some day
> >>when driving.
> >>
> >>I've had the steering wheel come off a car when driving (long, long ago
> >>when we bought cars for $50) but that was easy to put back on. A
> >>separated U-joint down inside the steering column seems like it would be
> >>more difficult to arrange.
> >>
> >>I can find a steering column from a parting out cherokee. Are they
> >>interchangable?