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Re: Opinions wanted Re: steering columns.
Ididit, Flaming River or Good condition stock GM or Mopar. forget the cheap aftermarket units.
Note: The innards on the 70's and early 80's Mopar are Saginaw.
It doesn't matter what modified automotive forum you go on on the net, the consensus is the same, the cheap Ebay or aftermarket tilt columns are a royal headache. It seems that if you haven't had trouble with one it is because you just flat don't drive the vehicle enough.
I've taken a lot of sloppy GM factory tilts apart and tightened them up over the past 40 years as my wife has a bad habit of pulling herself up by the wheel to reach the ignition switch or anything else she needs to reach. That has been on Buicks and Cadillacs for the most part. They do come lose if abused but you can tighten them up and go again. The cheap ones have plastic innards that just flat get sloppy in a hurry.
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48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six.
71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant.
77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.
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