stripped neutral safety switch screws?

[jks67ss396]

Hey guys

So today, i started working on undoing another one of the previous owners "modifications"

he put in a non-tilt van auto column when he replaced the manual trans and bypassed the neutral safety switch.

few weeks back, i found out steering wheel nut is stripped, but i found out today that one of the screws holes that holds the safety switch is also stripped

no idea why he picked this column

anyway to fix this? bigger self-tapping screw? anyone know the screw size that holds the switch to the column?

i could take the whole thing out and weld it and redrill the hole, but i may as well go get a van tilt column and fix the steering wheel shaft too...

maybe im being too anal... the one screw seems like it holds pretty snug? leave it?

thanks!

[LockDoc]

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I think it is a #6 x 1/4" or 3/8" long hex head. Pretty small. I don't see any problem going to the next size up.

LockDoc

[leddzepp]

I'd use it as an excuse to get a van tilt. Your intermediate shaft is already collapsed so it will bolt right in. You can extend the wires to the NSS, or use a dremel and relocate it further down the column. A tilt column and a smaller diameter steering wheel greatly improves your driving comfort. If it's not in your budget id just do what Leon suggested.