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tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:15 pm
by dexyman
tilt column on my third gen is a little bit worn
when locked in place i can pull the wheel down to the left about a quarter inch
i assume this will fail mot which is due soon
stripped the column , all bolts tight .
problem is the left tilt pin housing itself is worn pin is fine.
i bodged some jb weld in and bashed the pin in left for a couple of days
still the same
what are my options.
recon column or can i buy just the tilt housings and new pins
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:17 pm
by SUPERCHARGEDGTA
2nd hand column is the easiest/cheapest I would think
there is a 3rd gen being broken on here somewhere
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:41 pm
by Terry-D
dexyman wrote:tilt column on my third gen is a little bit worn
when locked in place i can pull the wheel down to the left about a quarter inch
i assume this will fail mot which is due soon
stripped the column , all bolts tight .
problem is the left tilt pin housing itself is worn pin is fine.
i bodged some jb weld in and bashed the pin in left for a couple of days
still the same
what are my options.
recon column or can i buy just the tilt housings and new pins
Hi Caz 3rd gen has the same prob it's not worn it's the 4 bolts come loose in the tilt it's a common fault you can do it yourself if you like fiddley jobs I'm in the middle of sorting one out now
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:58 pm
by dexyman
it aint the 4 bolts i aready stripped it down they are all tight
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:27 pm
by Terry-D
dexyman wrote:it aint the 4 bolts i aready stripped it down they are all tight
Oh bugger
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:28 pm
by Terry-D
dexyman wrote:it aint the 4 bolts i aready stripped it down they are all tight
How did you extract the pins I've yet to get them out ?
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:56 pm
by dexyman
with a socket over the pin the a washer on top and a bolt down the middle tighten the bolt and pull the pin out
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:16 pm
by Terry-D
Nice one thank you
so simple
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:33 pm
by Caz
Terry-D wrote:Nice one thank you
so simple
Dose that mean you will fix mine now lol
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:52 pm
by dexyman
thread is 8-32 UNC
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 8:32 pm
by thebandit92
Don't know if they ship to the UK but this place sells all the bits,new,used and re con
http://www.steeringcolumnservices.com/g ... s-tilt.php
But Rocky at American Technique is probably best to try for a used column.
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 10:34 pm
by Davy J
Also worth a phone call is Robin at Autopontiac.
Re: tilt column woes
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:35 pm
by Rocky
You can repair a worn pin but sometimes easier just to replace column. They all go like that eventually as the pins are hardened and the housing is alloy.