05-22-2010, 02:01 PM | #1 |
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Loose steering wheel
Can anyone tell me how to tighten up my steering wheel on my 74 c10. It was missing the lock plate but now i just put it all back together and its still loose.
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05-22-2010, 02:23 PM | #2 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
Is it a tilt wheel? Is the column loose or just the steering wheel?
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05-22-2010, 02:24 PM | #3 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
It is tilt. Its just the steering wheel thats loose
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05-22-2010, 02:26 PM | #4 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
I would bet its the large keeper nut down deep inside the column that keeps a bearing tight, they are bad to back off and they are a pita to get to and tighten.
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05-22-2010, 02:30 PM | #5 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
Thats exactly where i thought it was coming from. Because if i move the wheel in the right spot and push it in it feels like its suppose to and if i pull it put its loose again. So how do i tighten it.
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05-22-2010, 03:00 PM | #6 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
I done mine about 12 yrs ago I cant walk you thru it but after you remove the wheel, theres a keeper ring on the steering stem and If memory is correct its under the turn signal cam.
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05-22-2010, 04:50 PM | #7 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
Ok. Its the steering stem that is loose. It wasnt like that until i removed the steering wheel and after i put it back together i couldnt get it to tighten back up.
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05-26-2010, 11:48 AM | #8 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
check out this article in super chevy mag
http://www.superchevy.com/tech/sucp_...umn/index.html |
05-26-2010, 03:48 PM | #9 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
There's a really good video on Youtube. The guy is working on a Camaro and it's the same exact process for our trucks. You need three special tools. I don't have the link but if you search, you'll find it. Oh, make sure to locktight the screws like he says. I didn't and it came loos in a few weeks.
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Re: Loose steering wheel
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If the entire tilting part of the column is loose, you will have to dig a little deeper to get to the loose bolts and it wil require another tool, tilt column pin puller tool. Regardless, you need the locking plate and if you pick up even all three of the mentioned tools, they won't set you back about $30-40. Hope this helps, good luck.
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05-26-2010, 08:10 PM | #11 |
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Re: Loose steering wheel
Some have a flat washer under the retaining nut holding the steering wheel in place and some don't. There are not enough threads on there to tighten down the nut without the washer in some cases. I found this out the hard way on a car I was working on when I left off the flat washer.
Since you just had it apart it is possible you left off the flat washer if yours had one. Make sure the nut is tight against the steering wheel and the wheel doesn't move in & out from under the nut when you push on it.
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