Steering wheel moves up and down
Steering wheel moves up and down Hey Guys
I can grap my wheel when it is locked and place and pull on it and it will move up and down about an inch, seems to be moving where the tilt mechanism pivot is, I did some searching but couldnt find anyone with the same problem.
I found the same problems on other GM car forums and they have said it is some torx bolts that come loose, but I dont know if this applies to the F body.
I wanted to know if anyone has had this problem and has an answer before I tear into it.
I can grap my wheel when it is locked and place and pull on it and it will move up and down about an inch, seems to be moving where the tilt mechanism pivot is, I did some searching but couldnt find anyone with the same problem.
I found the same problems on other GM car forums and they have said it is some torx bolts that come loose, but I dont know if this applies to the F body.
I wanted to know if anyone has had this problem and has an answer before I tear into it.
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Hey Guys
I can grap my wheel when it is locked and place and pull on it and it will move up and down about an inch, seems to be moving where the tilt mechanism pivot is, I did some searching but couldnt find anyone with the same problem.
I found the same problems on other GM car forums and they have said it is some torx bolts that come loose, but I dont know if this applies to the F body.
I wanted to know if anyone has had this problem and has an answer before I tear into it.
I can grap my wheel when it is locked and place and pull on it and it will move up and down about an inch, seems to be moving where the tilt mechanism pivot is, I did some searching but couldnt find anyone with the same problem.
I found the same problems on other GM car forums and they have said it is some torx bolts that come loose, but I dont know if this applies to the F body.
I wanted to know if anyone has had this problem and has an answer before I tear into it.
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From: cape.cod mass
it feels like the where the wheel pivots on the shaft the wheel moves left and down, im sure theres a post on here somewhere about this problem. i just cant find it. not that it needs to be fixd right away
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From: Cleveland (216)
all three of my previous 80's f-bodys and my current 00 SS has the same issue. there is three bolts that hold that steering wheel to the column shaft. just seems to be that there is a air bag on my 00 and not sure how to go around that yet. 80's f-bodys easy!
I had this problem on my car also. It only moves down and to the left (7-8 o clock) my bro told me about the 4 torx bolts deep in the column were probably loose. I tore it all the way down to those bolts and 2 were loose. I tightened them all up and put it back together thinking I fixed it. Not the problem. I think it's the plastic / teflon pivot ball (don't know the name) but I haven't had time to go back into the column. Sorry I am no help.
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Yep I just picked picked up an 02 WS6 with the same problem. It stems from using the steering wheel to support yourself getting in and out of the seat. The guy who owned the car before me was about 6' 4" and couldn't get out of the car without grabbing the wheel. Don't know how to fix the problem but I want to tear into it to see whats going on. My guess is that nothing came loose... something is bent or crushed.
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Mine does this too and I searched on here a while back and finally found this 
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...umn-stuff.html
I swear one of these days I'll get around to doing this. Kind of used to it now lol.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...umn-stuff.html
I swear one of these days I'll get around to doing this. Kind of used to it now lol.
Mine does this too and I searched on here a while back and finally found this
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...umn-stuff.html
I swear one of these days I'll get around to doing this. Kind of used to it now lol.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/general-m...umn-stuff.html
I swear one of these days I'll get around to doing this. Kind of used to it now lol.
For me, part 15 (3-4 screws) were not the problem. 2 were loose, but when tightened and put back together, the problem was still there.
-part 39 are 2 pins that hold the center section where your tilt lever, directional arm, etc. are located. When tearing the column down, you need to remove these. When re-installed and everything put back together, the problem is still there.
-part 61 (4 bolts) were not a problem either.
When I had the column all torn apart, I wiggled it around and the only part that I saw that would give me this movement is a plastic / teflon flex joint. whic is actually part 56-59. I am not sure how to fix this without completely tearing the column apart and purchasing (if you can) the plastic pivot point. This may not be your problem, but mine does the same movement as everyone described, and I know from teardown that none of the previous suggestions in that link were a fix.
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On the diagram linked above, the troubled parts are 62 and 46. The pivot holes get wallowed out allowing for slop. Just got done attempting to rig it but no dice. Replace both and I'm sure it would fix it... If they even sell those separate from the whole column.
Some people have the problem of the 2 side pins coming loose. I can definately see that hapening becuase when I used a slide hammer to remove them, I had one out part way and I definately got movement, but that was only a new place of movement for my column.
Last edited by BlackDuk98; Mar 10, 2013 at 10:51 PM.
yea my 99 z28 does the same damn thing. the steering wheel can be pulled down and towards the left about 2-3 inches. plus, there is electrical tape all around the steering column, apparently holding the cheesy high beam turn signal switch lever together.. its what i get for getting a 110k mile LS1 car for 3800 bucks
Bumping an oldie, my friend tore my column down. The 4 bolts weren't the 4bolts being lose. The 2 pins on the sides came out with a puller but slid back in very easily. The slop was a little better but it's coming back. Maybe next time we take it apart we will look into drilling it out and taping it or something.
I had my column tore apart a couple of months ago and the torx bolts tightened by the dealer. He said they were a little lose but I couldn't tell any difference in the behavior after getting the car back. They said a joint (I forget the exact name) was wallowed out and I needed to replace the entire steering column. I could find them new for $1000(!), but I'm also leary of accurately being able to tell if the problem exists on a used column before spending th installation time. Are there any safety concerns with the column being in this condition?
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From: Keller Tx
http://www.columnsgalore.com/rebuilt.htm
http://www.prosteeringcolumns.com/re...ng-columns.php
I couple places to get yours rebuilt or swapped out. I spoke with a guy here in Dallas who would do this for a couple hundred bucks in or out of the car.
This is most times, as mentioned, the wallered out pivot pins. He told me how he fixed them with knurled pins a couple years back. He had done quite a few.
Mine still wobbles because I am to lazy and cheap to get it fixed. It is one of the "someday" items.
http://www.prosteeringcolumns.com/re...ng-columns.php
I couple places to get yours rebuilt or swapped out. I spoke with a guy here in Dallas who would do this for a couple hundred bucks in or out of the car.
This is most times, as mentioned, the wallered out pivot pins. He told me how he fixed them with knurled pins a couple years back. He had done quite a few.
Mine still wobbles because I am to lazy and cheap to get it fixed. It is one of the "someday" items.
