help! need exploded veiw of tilt column I cant get it apart - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

crazy4chevs · 05-02-2003, 01:08 AM

has anybody taken one apart? I cant get the tilt section off the column so i can redo it. Ive got the upper berings out and the tilt tension spring out, and cant see anything else that would hold it.

If you have pics, know how, or have any sugestions I sure could use them.

alta-aj · 05-02-2003, 01:14 AM

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Southpa · 05-02-2003, 04:06 AM

Theres about 4 different GM tool # J-XXXX that instructions recommend using for pulling these suckers apart. Just gotta wing it. Heres an exploded tilt. Good luck!

Iron-Butt · 05-02-2003, 04:10 AM

Thanks for the pic

crazy4chevs · 05-02-2003, 10:53 AM

So it looks like its the cover that i cant get off. After that i should be able to pull the side pins and have it apart.

Anyone know how to get the cover off without wrecking it? Does it slide off? unscrew? or what.

And thanks for the Help again!

JimKshortstep4x4 · 05-02-2003, 11:20 AM

I use a small screwdriver and hammer to tap the cover off. You will want to go around the cover to move it uniformally so as not to cock it. Penetrant will help it slide off easier as it is just a slight press fit.

Here is a pic.

Jim

crazy4chevs · 05-02-2003, 11:39 AM

Thanks jim, now I can actually get somthing done. Havent done much in the last two months

greenhorn male · 05-20-2003, 03:11 PM

After removing the cover and driving out the 2" pin that I beleive holds in the tilt steps or shoe, what's next?
I like to dissasemble my tilt column completely. With the 2" pin out
everything is still tight in place. Could someone get me to where everything is visibly self explanatory, then I'll take it from there. Thanks,
Luis

crazy4chevs · 05-20-2003, 06:35 PM

That pin is a pain in the @ss to get back in after you get it apart.
If I had to do it again I would leave the 2" pin in. Pull the side pins and then pullback on the tilt lever to release and they should seperate.

greenhorn male · 05-20-2003, 08:41 PM

Yes, I know

...but I'll worry about that after I get the right pivot pin out. My slide hammer isn't budging it a bit. Someone must have installed it with JB weld. The screw broke in the hole and i've broken 3 drill bits already trying to tap it out. I'm getting close to getting the sledge hammer out

05-02-2003, 01:08 AM	#1
crazy4chevs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Des Moines WA. (Kent, area) Posts: 668	help! need exploded veiw of tilt column I cant get it apart has anybody taken one apart? I cant get the tilt section off the column so i can redo it. Ive got the upper berings out and the tilt tension spring out, and cant see anything else that would hold it. If you have pics, know how, or have any sugestions I sure could use them. __________________ 70 chev c10 swb fleet 72 grill, sb 400, 2/4 drop. 68 chev c10 swb fleet Early classic 4/6 drop with 4wheel disc brakes 9"rear 67-8 buckets tilt and A/C Classic GM Truck Club of Washington .

05-02-2003, 01:14 AM	#2
alta-aj Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Qualicum Beach, B.C>, Canada Posts: 117	I'd like one too. .

05-02-2003, 04:06 AM	#3
Southpa Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 2,409	Theres about 4 different GM tool # J-XXXX that instructions recommend using for pulling these suckers apart. Just gotta wing it. Heres an exploded tilt. Good luck! Attached Images __________________ 1970 GMC 1500 Custom Original 350/TH350 Victoria, BC, Canada You can wish in one hand and crap in the other. See which one gets filled first. Last edited by Southpa; 05-02-2003 at 04:09 AM.

05-02-2003, 04:10 AM	#4
Iron-Butt 454 club Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,348	Thanks for the pic __________________ David 1965 Chevrolet c-10 454 automatic Custom bbw swb. 1965 Chevrolet C-10 swb (Sold) 1963 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl automatic with dual exhaust, pb, ps and 17's. R.I.P "I will miss you. 1967 Chevrolet C-10 6 Cyl Custom lwb 1939 Chevrolet Coupe, 350 v8 automatic. 1935 Chevrolet 2 Dr Standard in the works. 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide. 2023 Chevrolet Stingray Z51 Convertible. I never want to grow up.

05-02-2003, 10:53 AM	#5
crazy4chevs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Des Moines WA. (Kent, area) Posts: 668	Thanks for the pic, southpa So it looks like its the cover that i cant get off. After that i should be able to pull the side pins and have it apart. Anyone know how to get the cover off without wrecking it? Does it slide off? unscrew? or what. And thanks for the Help again! __________________ 70 chev c10 swb fleet 72 grill, sb 400, 2/4 drop. 68 chev c10 swb fleet Early classic 4/6 drop with 4wheel disc brakes 9"rear 67-8 buckets tilt and A/C Classic GM Truck Club of Washington .

05-02-2003, 11:20 AM	#6
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	I use a small screwdriver and hammer to tap the cover off. You will want to go around the cover to move it uniformally so as not to cock it. Penetrant will help it slide off easier as it is just a slight press fit. Here is a pic. Jim Attached Images

05-02-2003, 11:39 AM	#7
crazy4chevs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Des Moines WA. (Kent, area) Posts: 668	Thanks jim, now I can actually get somthing done. Havent done much in the last two months __________________ 70 chev c10 swb fleet 72 grill, sb 400, 2/4 drop. 68 chev c10 swb fleet Early classic 4/6 drop with 4wheel disc brakes 9"rear 67-8 buckets tilt and A/C Classic GM Truck Club of Washington .

05-20-2003, 03:11 PM	#8
greenhorn male Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay Area, Northern California Posts: 1,344	disassembling tilt column After removing the cover and driving out the 2" pin that I beleive holds in the tilt steps or shoe, what's next? I like to dissasemble my tilt column completely. With the 2" pin out everything is still tight in place. Could someone get me to where everything is visibly self explanatory, then I'll take it from there. Thanks, Luis

05-20-2003, 06:35 PM	#9
crazy4chevs Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Des Moines WA. (Kent, area) Posts: 668	That pin is a pain in the @ss to get back in after you get it apart. If I had to do it again I would leave the 2" pin in. Pull the side pins and then pullback on the tilt lever to release and they should seperate. __________________ 70 chev c10 swb fleet 72 grill, sb 400, 2/4 drop. 68 chev c10 swb fleet Early classic 4/6 drop with 4wheel disc brakes 9"rear 67-8 buckets tilt and A/C Classic GM Truck Club of Washington .

05-20-2003, 08:41 PM	#10
greenhorn male Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bay Area, Northern California Posts: 1,344	Yes, I know ...but I'll worry about that after I get the right pivot pin out. My slide hammer isn't budging it a bit. Someone must have installed it with JB weld. The screw broke in the hole and i've broken 3 drill bits already trying to tap it out. I'm getting close to getting the sledge hammer out

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