the inspection officer is giving me 30 days to correct the prob.
it only moves like 1/3" both ways.
any help would be appreciated.

 

any help would be appreciated here guys.

 

Did you try tightening the column bolts? Should be two that fasten it to the dash support.

 

pull down the kickpanel on the drivers side and tighten the bolts.. mine came loose too

Steve

 

that might just be it, thanks guys

 

If that doesn't do it there are four bolts inside the column below the tilt mechanism that work loose.

These are a pain in the a** to get to.

You can get to 3 of them, you just need to take the column apart.

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1999 NBM Trans Am
1986 Chevy 3/4 ton pick up
1981 corvette
1995 Kawi ZX6R

GO #3

 

Also check the 3 bolts where the column goes through the fire wall. Sometimes they can come loose and cause the same problem.


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94 Firebird Formula M6- No options but Z rated tires. No mods over $10. 13.5@105.
79 Malibu "beater" w/junkyard 400 SBC, tweaked QJet 4bbl, finally a decent set of heads, a few other tricks. A maddening 13.000001 @ 108 on the motor with little traction. No nitrous runs with the new heads yet.
Grandma's old 78 Malibu (33K miles!) soon to have the powertrain from the 79 put in it.

"One of the last remaining QJet tuners on Planet Earth!"

 

Be VERY cautious when driving until you get it fixed. I thought the bolts were loose too but something else was wrong/broken. It got a lot worse during a 72 hour period. When taking a turn under a highway over pass the steering column snapped and had to stop so that I wouldnt hit a pillar. So I blocked the intersection for about 2 hours. The keys wound up at about 11 o'clock when they should be at around 3 o'clock.

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Shouldn't bother putting this but hey what the heck:
1988 Maui Blue Firebird 305 TBI stock

 

What is is that is moving? If just the steering wheel moves then the problem is the four bolts inside the column. if the whole column moves look under the dash. If it is the bolts inside the column then Engine boy is right PITA!! I could only get three. Two of them were easy you just have to go straight in.(if it is tilt steering make sure your column is set so that there is no tilt in it.) For the third bolt have your tilt as high as it will go. You have to get at the bolt from an angle. A nut driver works great. Make sure and use locktight to avoid having to go back in anytime soon. I didn't the first time and had to fix it again three months later.

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1989 GTA TRANS AM
305 TPI, 5 SPD
SWAPPING TO TPI 350 NEXT MONTH.

 

Jason,

Check this bolt/nut:



...and these four bolts:



It's a good idea to remove the bolts one at a time, apply Loctite 242, and reinstall them. Tourque to 120-150 in/lb.

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Later,
Vader
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