I went to put my steering column back together and i found this piece sitting on my floor board, and i cant figure out where it goes and I dont wanna leave it out cuz i think it goes into the turn signal/ high high beam set up. can anyone help?



pardon the poor quality of the pic i had to take it with my phone

 

switch actuator. I forget how it hooks up, I believe there is a small metal piece that goes with it though. The directions will say its a spring but it looks more like a metal clip if I remember correctly. I wish I could remember exactly how it hooks up.
http://www.shbox.com/1/steering_column_exploded.jpg

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/rep...00c1528008ea2e

 

Actually that lil stubborn piece just sits behind the turn signal switch, the dimmer switch actuator as stated above. The curved rod going down to the dimmer switch sits on the curved end (Curved for tilt steering).

Once it is placed there against the steering column should be self explanatory.

 

yeah i found out its pretty stubborn...you wouldnt happen to have a pic of where it goes do you? that and my dimmer switch is on the dash board next to the speedo :-$

 

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Great disassembly instructions:
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/genera...oval-pics.html

 

some how I lost mine when doing the tilt bolts, and you don't really need it if you can't get it.

I just installed an old floor stomper.

 

Also careful with that cover the only way it will come out is after the 3 retainer screws are removed and the housing is slid forward as seen in the pic. I have broken the first one i came across.

Once the actuator is in place its more of a balancing act to get it all back together without anything falling back out, the trick is grease as you should have found when you pulled it apart, helps hold everything together.

 

thanks ckelton, that is a huge help...i might need to come back to this cuz i think something might be wrong with the rod that the actuator rests on, it has alot of easy play in it and im not sure if thats normal or if a spring came loose

 

Thats normal, its just a rod that sits in a little slot on the switch itself. The reason grease helps to keep it stable lol.

If you look under the column you'll see where the rod goes, if the rod did fall out, easy enough to slip back in.

 

thanks, you have no idea how big of a help you have been, i have spent a couple days trying to figure it out and finally thought of posting on here.... im in the process of trading this car for a diesel 4x4 but no one wants to look at it when i tell them the steering column is taken apart lol

 

No problem, GM steering columns are bad about coming loose, which makes for a dangerous drive. I replaced my entire steering column in my GTA, luckily I found a good one at the local salvage yard. I know how irritating it can be at times, especially when you have to pull it apart time after time, which is how I've become quite good at it.

Have fun with the diesel

 

Hii guys

I was just thinking I lost mine. (dimmer switch rod actuator)
and i was wondering if someone know where i can buy it. I pay good price for it because i live in iceland and ther are not many cars like this here.

 

http://www.camarocentral.com/mobile/.../ste-125k.htm=
http://m.ebay.ca/itm/131492336046?nav=SEARCH

 

Thanks for that.
saved my day

 

For steering column parts sales/pics/diagrams with exploded views check out:
http://www.steeringcolumnservices.com/

 

Where does this go!!!!!!!!!

 

It's the spring clip that holds the key buzzer switch in. Find the white plastic block that snaps in above the lock cylinder. That spring nests with the block and fits in the square hole.

 

Stolen photos courtesy of Pennock's Fiero Forum and http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w...ck_Rebuild.pdf

 

I fing loved this site and am proud to be a member just finished getting the pivot pins out and started to reassemble stuff and couldn't figure out where this piece went now i know thank third gen brother

 

I didn't see where anyone has posted a torque spec for the four eTorx housing support bolts that come loose and cause the floppy column. The factory torque spec is 79inlbs. I'll use my digital torque wrench and baby them up to about 90inlbs. That's after cleaning and drying the threads of the bolt and bolt hole and applying red locktite. Hope this helps someone.