Re: Tilt Column Diagnostics

["Jeff Reeves" <jeffr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brien, basically you need to stabilize the lower end of the column (i.e. sit
in a chair and hold it upright between your knees) and then grab the part of
the column ABOVE the pivot point and shake/pull on it to see if it has any
looseness, either vertically or laterally. The column shouldn't have any
movement other than the typical up/down movement at the pivot joint. If you
can pull the tilt lever and position the column at any position without any
of the aforementioned looseness, chances are it's A-OK. 

Should there be looseness at the pivot point, the column will need to be at
least partially diassembled to tighten the four bolts that have worked their
way loose down inside the column. 

Jeff Reeves
Auburn GA
79 Spirit GT
72 Javelin SST
69 Ambassador DPL




From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:47:32 -0400
Subject: Tilt Column Diagnostics
Message-ID: <41802584.15059.3C55314@localhost>


If a Tilt column is already out of
the car - how can you tell if it is
any good or suffering the usual
maladies >?


   Brien.

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