How do you remove the blinker arm from the column? My washer fluid tab cracked around the shaft and I just ordered the new arm. By looking at the picture it seems simple enough to change, but when I look at the car, I'm afraid to break it.

Also... when I make left turns, my blinker doesnt turn itself off anymore. and remedies for this?

Thanks,

-Jim

 

last i heard its a bitch to remove the lever. You have to take apart the steering wheel. The lever is held on by some screws behind the steering wheel. Correct me if im wrong someone . about not clicking back on doing a left turn. For some reason my car is doing the same so help us both out fellas

 

I sent it in to a shop to have the same problem fixed because I was too busy to do the grunt work at the time and it came back out with the right blinker not working instead of the left and the steering column off to the right completely. Seems like it drove the mechanic crazy and he just said f-it

 

Your best bet is grab a haynes manual for detailed instructions, but you do have to remove the steering wheel to replace the lever. As far as the blinker goes, there is also a turnsignal cam in the same place as you have to get to the lever(behind the steering wheel) Theres little tabs on the cam that click the turn signal arm back off when you return the wheel from a turn. You can pick the part up at any parts store in the HELP! section stuff if its broken. Hope that helps

 

where did you order the turn signal lever from? DOes GM still make it?

 

1989karr:

Year One sells them, part #V232 with delay wipers and cruise, V233 without delays but with cruise.

V232 - $65
V233 - $51

If you don't have either: V229 for $19.60

 

Thats a little pricey, I got mine off ebay, a few sellers have them and the one I got was 15.95 plus 9.95 shipping

heres the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/84-89...spagenameZWDVW

 

I was under the impression that the lever itself simply pulled/twisted out of the column (after unhooking the wiring which is accessible under the kick panel). The cam is a different story.

JamesC

 

That's what I thought too...

 

Thats what it looks like to me, I just dont want to twist/pull the wrong way and have to buy a new column.

 

I changed mine the other day. It just pulls out.
I don't have cruise control so I just snipped the wires off.

 

thanks! Do you know if they have one without cruise but with only delays?

 

doesnt it unscrew?

 

it pulls right out...then you just disconnect the connecter...the 91 and up years of camaros have a short connector wire as i think pre-91 they were a lot longer...

but as stated just pull it out

 

There's no screws involved in the blinker/cruise lever.. There's a little cover in the back by the tilt lever, pop that off if you have cruise and unplug the 4 wire connector, then just grab the stalk and pull, it comes right out with barely any effort.. No need to remove the steering wheel.

 

word of caution when you pull the old out, and if you have cruise attach a piece of wire to the end like a fish tape to get the one back in. The wire goes through a small channel down the column,

 

word of caution when you pull the old out, and if you have cruise attach a piece of wire to the end like a fish tape to get the one back in. The wire goes through a small channel down the column,
that is the hardest part....but it does just pull out but you have to slightly twist counter clock wise.....

 

hmmm.... maybe it was a different car I was thinking about that I had to pull the wheel off to change the lever. You lose track after a while lol!

 

the blinker not turning off, that is usually the cam springs. remove the steering wheel, and you will see the white plastic peice in there. there are springs in there that turn the blinker off. if they are broken or missing then the blinker will just stay on.



yellow arrows are the springs

red arrow, if you break the inner part of your turn lever, you need to remove this bolt to get it out, but all you have to do is pull the old one out to replace the handle.