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Expertise
Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?

Experience
Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.

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Cadillac Repair - 1989 Cadillac Seville steering column disassembly...

Expert: Rob Painter - 10/23/2009

Question
The rack %26 rod assembly in my steering wheel broke inside my Cadillac Seville that has the factory vats system. I got a new column that will fit the only thing is that the car it came from did not have vats. thus i need to switch the upper metal housing part of the steering column from my car onto the new column. I have everything out down to the three silver t30 (i think) torx screws that hold the upper housing onto the column, but i am unable to take it off because the tilt lever is in the way. I cant seem to get the tilt lever off so i can remove the upper part of the steering column (the part that houses the turn signal switch lock cylinder key buzzer switch etc). I simply need to know what to do to get the tilt lever off so the upper part of the steering column will come out. I don't want to break anything this is why i have stopped at this point. This car by the way has the floor shifter, and only has the tilt, telescope, and turn signal levers on the column.

Answer
Hello,

Some of the tilt levers are tight. You may end up leaving marks, but it can't be helped. You need to put small vice grips on it, get tight and turn counter clock wise until you can unscrew by hand.

If black, you can repaint. If chrome there will be small marks.

Have fun!

Rob

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