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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Cars / March 2004help? 1989 steering collumn
My daughter drives a 89 Bonneville and I noticed the last time she came home from school that her steering wheel was really floppy feeling. I assumed that it was the steering wheel tilt and let it go at that time, since the steering seemed to be tight. She is now home for spring break and I started to look at it and am discovering that the tilt mechanism is quite tight. And that the wiggle is inside the knuckle where the ignition cylinder is. Does anyone know how to disassemble this column, or have an exploded view of it that could be scanned? I have had the whole column completely loose and laying down on the floor but still can not discover how to remove the locking star that locks the wheel when the key is off. I have done enough that I am pretty sure that the outer rings will have to come off the steering wheel end. Any help out there? > Does anyone know how to disassemble this column, or have an exploded > view of it that could be scanned? I have had the whole column [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > to come off the steering wheel end. > Any help out there? I do know how to disassemble this column. The lock plate that you are referring to has to be pressed down with a special tool so that you can extract a small ring that retains it to the steering shaft. Then the lock plate will come off the shaft. You want to go from here: http://members.shaw.ca/ianrmac/Images/DSC01894.JPG down to here: http://members.shaw.ca/ianrmac/Images/DSC01863.JPG If you can't figure it out after the lock plate removal, let me know. Ian I just went through this to change my ignition switch, I made this little tool, it's kinda the opposite of a gear puller... You pull the nut off the column, and place this onto the shaft, then replace the nut. Pressing the Locking ring down equaklly on both sides until the snap ring is in the clear, remove the snap ring and slowly back the preasure off. install in reverse order. Note: be carefull of the plastic horn connector, more pressure than required can damage it. Rich... >> Does anyone know how to disassemble this column, or have an exploded >> view of it that could be scanned? I have had the whole column [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Ian I just went through this to change my ignition switch, I made this little tool, it's kinda the opposite of a gear puller... You pull the nut off the column, and place this onto the shaft, then replace the nut. Pressing the Locking ring down equaklly on both sides until the snap ring is in the clear, remove the snap ring and slowly back the preasure off. install in reverse order. Note: be carefull of the plastic horn connector, more pressure than required can damage it. Rich... >> Does anyone know how to disassemble this column, or have an exploded >> view of it that could be scanned? I have had the whole column [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >Ian >I just went through this to change my ignition switch, I made this >little tool, it's kinda the opposite of a gear puller... You pull the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >http://www.geocities.com/madcat3d/Picture004.jpg >>> Does anyone know how to disassemble this column, or have an exploded >>> view of it that could be scanned? I have had the whole column [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >>Ian |
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