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Offline Will84K10

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Tilt steering wheel
« on: October 30, 2015, 07:36:33 PM »
1984 K10 with tilt steering wheel. When I push upwards on the bottom of the steering wheel it has a lot of play/slop . Is this the dreaded 4 bolts without locktite issue? Figured I'd ask before starting the whole steering column disassembly. Thanks.

Offline bd

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Re: Tilt steering wheel
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2015, 08:11:41 PM »
If the column remains rigid in the dash and only the steering wheel and upper column housing are loose, then yes.   How-To: Fixing a Sloppy GM Tilt Column
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Offline Will84K10

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Re: Tilt steering wheel
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2015, 09:30:42 PM »
Ok I appreciate the help and link. is this usually a multiple hour job?

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Re: Tilt steering wheel
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2015, 02:06:26 PM »
Yes.  More so, the first time through.  The Torx drivers and three special tools (steering wheel puller, lock plate depressor, and pivot pin remover) make the job considerably easier. 
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Re: Tilt steering wheel
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2015, 10:26:47 AM »
Link doesn't work for me


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Re: Tilt steering wheel
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2015, 03:13:26 PM »
Link doesn't work for me


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Might have something to do with your phone(?).  It Links to the Technical Pages thread by the same name.
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In other words... if people learn by making mistakes, by now I should know just about everything!!!
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Offline Will84K10

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Re: Tilt steering wheel
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2015, 10:05:44 PM »
So I was able to tear everything down and tighten the 4 bolts but once i put everything together its seems like something got messed up because my gear shifter is extremely tight. any ideas? thanks