How do I tighten a steering column on an 89 firebird?
07-30-2008, 07:41 PM
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How do I tighten a steering column on an 89 firebird?
Hey guys im selling my car tomorrow but the buyer insists that i fix the loose steering column before he buys it. To tell you the truth I dont know what is really loose in there but if you grab the steering wheel you can take it and rotate the whole thing holding on to it. I went out today and thought I could fix it so I took of the front pad thing with the horn wires and took off a nut that I though held the thing together turns out it did nothing and I cant get it off. How am I gonna tighten it up? Any help would be great! Thanks
07-31-2008, 11:20 PM
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Re: How do I tighten a steering column on an 89 firebird?
There's a tech article telling you exactly how to do this. Steering Column Fix
Read up on the article. You'll need a torx set and a specialty tool, the steering tilt pin remover or something like that. I'm pretty sure the local parts store might have one, or Snap-On's is 15 bucks online.
Read up on the article. You'll need a torx set and a specialty tool, the steering tilt pin remover or something like that. I'm pretty sure the local parts store might have one, or Snap-On's is 15 bucks online.
08-04-2008, 10:15 PM
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Re: How do I tighten a steering column on an 89 firebird?
Just did this yesterday. Good info at --> https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/faq-...eels-like.html
Info included how to use a 8-32 UNC bolt to pull the pin, negating the need for the pin pulling tool. Worked great.
Info included how to use a 8-32 UNC bolt to pull the pin, negating the need for the pin pulling tool. Worked great.
08-04-2008, 10:31 PM
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Re: How do I tighten a steering column on an 89 firebird?
If you've never done this before and your in a crunch to sell the car in a certain time frame I would just knock $100 off the total price before I broke the column open.
You can do some damage in there if you don't know what your doing. Plus you'll need 2-3 specialized tools get to the bolts.
EDIT: I need to start looking at dates, the original poster created this thread on 7/30/2008......did you sell your car? How did it work out?
You can do some damage in there if you don't know what your doing. Plus you'll need 2-3 specialized tools get to the bolts.
EDIT: I need to start looking at dates, the original poster created this thread on 7/30/2008......did you sell your car? How did it work out?
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08-04-2008, 10:47 PM
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Re: How do I tighten a steering column on an 89 firebird?
Dude this is an UGLY job if it goes bad. My tilt pins were in so tight all they did was bend bolts when I tried the reccomended bolt and socket method. Then I borrowed a snap on tilt pin remover from a local mechanic and that broke, but they way it was designed it broke off into the pin, leaving NO WAY to remove the pin. I went to the junkyard and paid 75 bucks for another column, and this one has loosened as well.
I kept the old one, think I'm going to try and get in there with a welding rod and just tack those suckers tight.
I kept the old one, think I'm going to try and get in there with a welding rod and just tack those suckers tight.
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