Need steering column help

[Ridnhi]

I took the steering wheel off a few months ago and now I can't remember how a couple of the parts go back. The spring is the biggest brain fart for me. I am putting a new aftermarket wheel kit on and it's not exactly like original so I got stumped. I am going to order a new bearing for top of column tomorrow. It has some play in it and I figure it shouldn't have any.

[Ridnhi]

I also had this wire sticking out of the turn signal can. I pulled it out because I have a new one. What created this whole mess was that I had a hard time getting old wheel off and I put some heat to it. I ended up melting the signal cam. I'm not sure if this was the way it should be or something a PO put in there.

[Ridnhi]

Here is the wheel kit that I have. I'm not worried about mounting the wheel, I just want to make sure that my horn and turn signals work as they should.

[JMac11]

Looks like the spring for an aftermarket horn button

[notsolo]

Looks like your kit has all the correct parts to add your new wheel. Many different cancel cams, 72 and up, that spring does not look correct for a 72. Snap some photo's when your done...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559128

[sbrban]

is your column a tilt column? The wire you show does sit in the turn signal cam(it goes into that tube). that spring looks like the one for tilt steering-it goes under the plate. hard to say without seeing the entire column.

[Ridnhi]

Originally Posted by sbrban

is your column a tilt column? The wire you show does sit in the turn signal cam(it goes into that tube). that spring looks like the one for tilt steering-it goes under the plate. hard to say without seeing the entire column.

It isn't a tilt column...the problem is I threw everything away for the old wheel and this spring was in the floor board the other day. I was thinking it was for old horn but I am wanting to make sure.

[sbrban]

yeah, looks like a horn spring now that I look at it again.

[Ridnhi]

Got it finished up. Went very smoothly. I just took supplied red wire and cut aftermarket connector off and crimped old connector and pushed it down into signal cam. I made my own ground wire and mounted it to one of the 3 hex bolts holding the hub on.