steering column disassembly???

[Tourettes]

heres the problem...
steering wheel is loose, there is about 1" of play when i push on the steering wheel at 12 o'clock and 3 o'clock and 1/2" at 9 o'clock.
I have the wheel off now and the column apart(turn sig and housing removed)
I cant see how to get any farther down the column to fix the looseness.
Am I missing something?

[Tourettes]

Anyone have an diagram or exploded view of the steering column?

[Chrome]

Pull the ignition switch, remove the star headed screws or may be phillips, slide cover off column, you will see a pin on each side of metal column, pins have a threaded center, use a dent puller and a small bolt(pioneer speaker grill bolts will fit) remove pins, use a flat screw driver and twist out tilt spring( it will be on lower side of shaft with a square hole) be careful not to bend dimmer switch rod if equipped, there will be 4 1/4 inch socket bolts that will be the cause of your problem tighten these then reverse the process. e-mail me at scotteac@yahoo.com if you still have problems.

[Tourettes]

ahh is that what those threded holes are for. smile.gif
thanks much!

[Stolen76]

I don't know if yours will have it, but on my 76 there is a joint right under the master cyl that brake fluid rots out. Hope that's not your problem, but worth a look.

[Elliott]

Thank you scotteac!
That one should denfinately go in the tech archive.

[Marvin Gates]

Here is a really good explanation on how to fix that problem (with pics)http://www.aros.net/~rbuck/column/tiltcol.html
this is the best one I have found. Good Luck
MG :D :D :cool:

[jeepguzzi]

I took those star bolts out and used thread locker on them!! That was 10 years ago, and no looseness since then.