Tilt Column Problems

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Originally Posted by oltronj

I have seen these crack where the tilt pivot pins are also. It is just cast aluminum and if people pull themselves into the truck by the steering wheel there is a lot of side load leverage on all that in there and it is not designed for that.

He pretty well nailed it right there. Add to that I have had to repair so many tilts that I lost count because my wife who is 4' 10" grabs the wheel to pull herself up to reach the key and is really rough on tilt columns. One or the other or both are what tear tilts up.