About Jay Cooney Expertise I can answer any question about any GM steering column with my having over 30 years of GM experience. I will answer general questions on any other steering column manufactured by the major automakers. I will do what I can to help troubleshoot and repair a steering column.
Experience I have over 30 years experience in auto repair. I have repaired or rebuilt thousands of vehicles. My expertise is general and mechanical (gas and diesel) troubleshooting along with a vast electrical background. I have accumulated an extensive library of repair manuals and have researched every car problem from AMC's to Z-71's.
Question Mr. Cooney;
I have a 1991 GMC 1500 ext. cab with a tilt wheel column. The tilt wheel assembly came apart. I pulled the wheel and removed the locking plate with a tool, carefullt removed the switch assy. and pulled the side pins. Lifted off the collar with the tilt lever pulled. fixed the bolts and reassembled the parts. The ignition switch linkage inside the tilt joint will NOT stay together. I have realigned it 3 timed and when key is turned to the off position the linkage falls out of the slide.
Answer Hello Mr. Shellhammer,
I know exactly what you are talking about. A little trick I use is to affix a piece of soft foam weatherstrip inside the column to hold the linkage at proper alignment. This weatherstrip has a sticky side that should hold it in place. Don't use the sticky side on the linkage. The column originally had one inside, but it probably withered away from age. You may have seen remanants when you took it apart.
