Comanchecatcher Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 So i took apart my steering coulumn so i can put loctite on the tilt bolts......i am only going to loctite 3/4 of them because i can't reach the 4th and don't want to go any deeper than i already am. I'm having a dillema i cannot reach the bottom left and the top left bolt i already got the bottom right one out and loctited it, but i need to know how to get to those hard to reach bolts and what tools i need. I would post pictures but i cannot on mobile. So anyone please help me out :)
HOrnbrod Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 This should help: http://www.elcaminocentral.com/showthread.php?t=27192
Comanchecatcher Posted July 18, 2013 Author Posted July 18, 2013 Thanks.....i think I'm going to do the job right this time and go all the way
86FUBAR Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 In a pinch iv used a 1/4" drive ratchet , extension , swivel and a IIRC a 8mm or 5/16 socket as it fits nicely over the torques head . At one point I was doing so many of those dang things I had taken the proper sized 3/8 drive torques socket and turned it down on the lathe so it just barely fit down in there .
NHMJXJ Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Hmmm ... steering column tilt bolts. Might these be the culprits causing my steering wheel to go wiggity wiggity? My truck has a column shifter with tilt, and the steering wheel tilts in every direction. I have to lift it slightly to toggle from high to low beam too. Most importantly, is this safe to drive?
AMCJeepMJ Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Hmmm ... steering column tilt bolts. Might these be the culprits causing my steering wheel to go wiggity wiggity? My truck has a column shifter with tilt, and the steering wheel tilts in every direction. I have to lift it slightly to toggle from high to low beam too. Most importantly, is this safe to drive? I think you've figured out exactly what's causing the wobble. Better get to tightening and loctite-ing the bolts or replacing the column [which is what I did with a freshly rebuilt one... easier IMO]. You don't want to have something catastrophic to happen while you're out enjoying a drive.
Zebvance Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Hmmm ... steering column tilt bolts. Might these be the culprits causing my steering wheel to go wiggity wiggity? My truck has a column shifter with tilt, and the steering wheel tilts in every direction. I have to lift it slightly to toggle from high to low beam too. Most importantly, is this safe to drive? I think you've figured out exactly what's causing the wobble. Better get to tightening and loctite-ing the bolts or replacing the column [which is what I did with a freshly rebuilt one... easier IMO]. You don't want to have something catastrophic to happen while you're out enjoying a drive. where did you happen to get a rebuilt column?
hassyfoto Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 where did you happen to get a rebuilt column? Any mechanical shop with a technician that has repaired or rebuilt Saginaw steering column. Technicians rebuild steering columns all the time after a theft & the columns have been damaged. As a former auto body tech I rebuilt many damaged steering columns on recovered theft vehicles. The process is not that hard, just labor intensive.
AMCJeepMJ Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 I went with Columns Galore in NY State: http://www.columnsgalore.com/. Got a fresh rebuilt painted the color I wanted, new turn signal and wiper mechanism, new ignition tumbler and keys, with our without cruise. Just add turn a signal stalk, hazard button, steering wheel, and then throw it in your rig. Very easy.
GHayduke Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 Remember the column tilts....some times to access bolts you can tilt the column to reach the different bolts...especially when installing a tilt Column. Like do two and tilt for the other two.... At least on the late model columns.
NHMJXJ Posted October 15, 2013 Posted October 15, 2013 As in all instances, I have more time than money. Which is more cost effective ... buying rebuilt, or having it serviced? I can polish a turd, but I'm not much of a mechanic. I was thrilled with myself for changing my starter.
cruiser54 Posted October 16, 2013 Posted October 16, 2013 As in all instances, I have more time than money. Which is more cost effective ... buying rebuilt, or having it serviced? I can polish a turd, but I'm not much of a mechanic. I was thrilled with myself for changing my starter. Use the link provided by hornbrod.
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