o No: Hi there Is there anybody out there who can email me an exploded view of an steering column with tilt and column shift because mine is a little "wobbly" in the tilt so i am going to rebuild it. Gratefull for any help. Best buick regards Bengan
usually that wobble is caused by a couple of loose bolts in there. happened to mine. all you need is a few basic tools to take care of it. the only pain in the neck is getting a hold of the tilt steering column spring compressor so you can access them. lemme know if you need any more imput.
Thanks for the tips i will make me a puller and take it apart to find the loose screws if any Thanks for the helpBengan
You don't need to make any tools, you can get them from Autozone for free, loaner program. If you have not done this before, take your time and pay careful attention where all the parts go.
Tools I think it will be some problem for autozone because i live in the for moment cold sweden Bengan
I am looking at trying to tighten mine up also. Hey, we can't be the only two guys trying to do this. Anyone with tips - please chime in
One of these days, I will write up an article for this problem. No time for it now, so get a shop manual and follow the instructions there.
Hey George, send that article to Rick for the Buildsheet. He's always looking for tech articles like that. I know he would appreciate it!
If you have the BUICK Shop Manual, it is in there! The 70 manual has it on pages 90-62 to 90-63. Once you get pivot pins out, you will see the 4 screws that need to be tighten after removing the upper bowl.
A very common problem. I used to see my share of wobbly GM and Chrysler tilts when I worked in repair shops. You need to get to the 4 tilt bolts at the base of the column. After removing the steering wheel with a puller, you need to get a 'hub depressor" to remove the snap ring on the steering shaft. There are alot of parts to remove to get to the pivot pins. Snap On makes a pivot pin puller that comes in quite handy. Its really not that bad once you start taking it apart. Its been a while since Ive done an early column, but the 80s GM tilt bolts were an inverted torx head (size E8?) . Apply a little red loctite to them and it will never loosen up again. Im looking forward to the article! Jason
Just an FYI, if you have two people, the lock plate can be done without the special tool. One person pushes the lock plate back while the other removes the snap ring. Been there, done that, Scottish Inn parking lot, Bowling Green, May 2004.
OK, Thanks George. I wasn't totally clear about what I am reading. I have the 72 Shop Manual. It shows how to take it apart, but doesn't mention anything about the task of "Tightening" it up. I think that with your last post, I can figure it out. I have had this column apart before, to change Turn Signal switch, Buzzer Switch, etc. so I shouldn't have too hard of a time. Thanks!
Finally got around to the article. It is on the site now. www.buickperformance.com/tiltsteeringcolumnwobble.htm
I just wanted to give you a big "Thank you!" for all the great articles you put together. This was exactly what I was looking for. :TU: Thanks again!
