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Expert: Scott Burch Date: 10/22/2007 Subject: steering column
Question need help replacing column on a 95 chevy van 20 series
Answer The column is pretty simple to remove, first of all, turn the wheel so that under the hood, the steering shaft bolt is turned straight up and down, this will be the bolt closest to the firewall, not the one on the gearbox, remove that bolt then take a small hammer and tap the "rag joint" hub off of the steering shaft coming out of the column, noting which way it comes off, you might want to make a mark with a colored grease pencil or something, Then go inside the truck and take the cover out from below the column, unhook the 4 wires that come from the column itself, then there are four bolts that hold it to the firewall, then another two bolts that hold the bottom of the column up, and then the two nuts that hold the column up against the dashboard. Now you will need the remove the shifter cable, you will need to work with it to get it out, turning it and such, but it should come out without too much force. Please let me know if I can help you further
