Among the many things on my 85 that were damaged by previous owner butchery and out and out "interference" is my steering column. I went to fix what is normally a pretty easy to fix problem and opened up a hornets nest.
How many of you have experienced the ignition switch that loses its "spring back"? I have and more than once. So I bought a couple of (OLD!) NOS "standard" brand replacements (one as a spare for later down the road as I don't plan to let this one go anytime soon) and discovered butchery off the bat. As in deck screws holding the horn pad. Then to get the nut off and the shaft is mushroomed.
Then to find out the steering shaft "telescopes". And spring tension pulls it out towards the engine compartment end of column. Then missing screws and the plate that holds the turn signal switch in and the 2. (Should be 3) screws buried into the nylon turn signal switch itself. So I either need a pile of parts to fix this one or a different column.
What years will interchange?
Currently have non tilt.
Would like to have a tilt column and maybe one day add factory cruise control. I have the vacuum bellows for under the hood already.
What would it take to properly put a tilt column in without butchery?
Mines an 85 with a 727 trans and currently non tilt.
Please provide interchange info on both tilt and non tilt columns.
How many of you have experienced the ignition switch that loses its "spring back"? I have and more than once. So I bought a couple of (OLD!) NOS "standard" brand replacements (one as a spare for later down the road as I don't plan to let this one go anytime soon) and discovered butchery off the bat. As in deck screws holding the horn pad. Then to get the nut off and the shaft is mushroomed.
Then to find out the steering shaft "telescopes". And spring tension pulls it out towards the engine compartment end of column. Then missing screws and the plate that holds the turn signal switch in and the 2. (Should be 3) screws buried into the nylon turn signal switch itself. So I either need a pile of parts to fix this one or a different column.
What years will interchange?
Currently have non tilt.
Would like to have a tilt column and maybe one day add factory cruise control. I have the vacuum bellows for under the hood already.
What would it take to properly put a tilt column in without butchery?
Mines an 85 with a 727 trans and currently non tilt.
Please provide interchange info on both tilt and non tilt columns.