General Maintenance & Repairs - steering column

well im supposed to be taking my 01 camaro to my friends shop to have him look at my column since its loose, incase worst comes to worst, are all 98-02 fbody colums the same? or are camaro and firebirds diff or are v6 diff from v8? or are there diff by the year?

I think in 2000 they added the radio controls so that makes the wiring different from the 98-99. Mechanically I think they are all the same.

good point,, thanks!

Take the two philips screws out of the kickpanels....then tighten the two bolts that hold the steering column in....thats it.....

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Its that simple?? mine pulls down when you have your hand on top is this the cause??

mine pulles to the left if u pull down on it????

how do u fix tht? i was told u gotta take the air bag out and tighten the torque bolts is tht true?

Take the two philips screws out of the kickpanels....then tighten the two bolts that hold the steering columb in....thats it.....

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are u serious? i dont think thats going to be it because its not lose from th bottom, its lose from the middle

Well...if the two bolts get loose over time....the column will drop down more and more. It will move back upward if lifted upward. But it will also move side to side as those bolts get loose.

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are u serious? i dont think thats going to be it because its not lose from th bottom, its lose from the middle

Huh......not sure whats up with that......

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sorry i was holding my baby while typing that last post
anyways, basically its not that simple since its loose from where the tilt is at, everything below the tilt it tight.

Thats cool...I'd have to see it. I've just had a few friends over the years complain of their steering columns bouncing up and down while driving.....it was just those two bolts. 4 minute fix.

You seem to have something else going on.....

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yup gotta figure now if its easier to replace the column or just fix my column

i have a 2000 ss doing same thing i believe its in the tilt im gonna operate this weekend ive done the repair to a older gta for a friend wasnt that bad of a job just time consuming .

A column is pretty cheap on Ebay. Changing them out is simple as long as youhave the correct wiring, ie: radio controls or not.

A column is pretty cheap on Ebay. Changing them out is simple as long as youhave the correct wiring, ie: radio controls or not.

on a scale from 1 to 10 how hard is it? lol
anywyas, is there a tutorial video on how to remove the column???

there is something here because I did mine and it was a breeze.

Just drove my car my column is loose where it tilts not where it bolts up, anyone else have this issue and whats the fix???

Just drove my car my column is loose where it tilts not where it bolts up, anyone else have this issue and whats the fix???

yup! mine too! we should make a hatorator make something like this a sticky to help all of us with this fucked up issue that nobody knows what to do about... seems like a lot of people have the same issue

yup! mine too! we should make a hatorator make something like this a sticky to help all of us with this fucked up issue that nobody knows what to do about... seems like a lot of people have the same issue

I told you what to do about it. Change your steering column. Use the Search Button and find your answer, That is what I did when I needed an answer. All of the information is here. Get off your ass and look for it!!!!

honestly every single time i use the search button on this site it NEVER works.... ive googled so much crap bout columns i need to clear my history on my macbook.... lol trust me if i could find something i wouldnt be asking here

honestly every single time i use the search button on this site it NEVER works.... ive googled so much crap bout columns i need to clear my history on my macbook.... lol trust me if i could find something i wouldnt be asking here

Agreed I search all the time, sometimes it doesnt come up.

IMO its definately easier to replace the column than try to disect it to tighten the bolts that make the wheel loose. I had the same problem, After replacing mine, I pulled the old one apart to try to figure out waht was wrong with it...I'd say on a scale of 1-10...replacing is a 2 and disecting is a 5 or 6...There is alot of small parts and springs besides needing a steering wheel puller.

IMO its definately easier to replace the column than try to disect it to tighten the bolts that make the wheel loose. I had the same problem, After replacing mine, I pulled the old one apart to try to figure out waht was wrong with it...I'd say on a scale of 1-10...replacing is a 2 and disecting is a 5 or 6...There is alot of small parts and springs besides needing a steering wheel puller.

What did you find when you took it apart?? Is it just loose screws causing the problem?

Replacing the colum is easier, but chances are the new one wil do the same after a while. All gm columns get loose over time. Its best to fix the original if you can. It sucks to do because there are a lot of small parts and that makes for tedious work. If you dig down in there deep enough, you wil find four bolts that hold the knuckle for the tilt. Take them out one at a time and shoot loctite on them, then torque them back down. Remember only remove one bolt at
a time, if you take them all out its a pain in the ass to put out back together.

yeah thats what i keep hearing
ima get mine fixed tomorrow with a member from here on tech... he says he worked at GM for 38 years i trust that he'll do great!!

Replacing the colum is easier, but chances are the new one wil do the same after a while. All gm columns get loose over time. Its best to fix the original if you can. It sucks to do because there are a lot of small parts and that makes for tedious work. If you dig down in there deep enough, you wil find four bolts that hold the knuckle for the tilt. Take them out one at a time and shoot loctite on them, then torque them back down. Remember only remove one bolt at
a time, if you take them all out its a pain in the ass to put out back together.

I Couldnt have explained it better

it wasent just the loose bolts, it was the housing assembly, it was all fucked up.... a member on here ls1z28 (a retired GM mechanic for 38 years) fixed my column and a bunch of other shit for my car today and man does my car feel a lot better, the column feels like a brand new car ;)

I just talked to an old friend who has been rebuilding columns since the 70s he said TO HIM its easy bring it to him give him an hour and 60 bux and he'll loctite the bolts. He may do others I'll check with him when he does mine.

it wasent just the loose bolts, it was the housing assembly, it was all fucked up.... a member on here ls1z28 (a retired GM mechanic for 38 years) fixed my column and a bunch of other shit for my car today and man does my car feel a lot better, the column feels like a brand new car ;)

Yes my guy said it could be the same thing, he also said from how i described it he thought just the bolts would fix mine. I HOPE SO

it wasent just the loose bolts, it was the housing assembly, it was all fucked up.... a member on here ls1z28 (a retired GM mechanic for 38 years) fixed my column and a bunch of other shit for my car today and man does my car feel a lot better, the column feels like a brand new car ;)

My problem was where the housing pivots. the holes were rounded out and worn where the pivots were through it. The only repair was to get a new aluminum housing.

My problem was where the housing pivots. the holes were rounded out and worn where the pivots were through it. The only repair was to get a new aluminum housing.

thats the same thing that was fixed on mine

Can you post the part number of that aluminum housing if you have it? I actually replaced by column because it was worn and the used one is worn also. I want to order that part and do it myself this time.

Is # 62 the piece you guys are referring too?



http://www.shbox.com/1/steering_column_exploded.jpg

You need # 62 and #46 to repair it correctly.

Now if i could find the damn part numbers/ anyone?

You need # 62 and #46 to repair it correctly.

Exactly, that shit was a pain in the ass to take apart, There was all springs and clips flyin off and hittin me in the head.

Exactly, that shit was a pain in the ass to take apart, There was all springs and clips flyin off and hittin me in the head.

Grazi did you buy the parts? do you have the part numbers?

You need # 62 and #46 to repair it correctly.

this guy knows what the fuck hes talking about ;)

Now if i could find the damn part numbers/ anyone?

housing complete 26017468 includes #31-48 support steering column housing # 62 26016589

Grazi did you buy the parts? do you have the part numbers?

NO, I havent

housing complete 26017468 includes #31-48 support steering column housing # 62 26016589

Thank you sir

mine is the pin holes it looks like. the bolts holding the housing support were good and tight. those two part numbers LS1Z28 posted total about 500 dollars :( :(