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| | | | Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8 | Hi family,
I won a GM steering column off of ebay, it is sweet, but I found out it was a telescopic shaft. It didn't come with an adapter nor do I see a tab to set or stop the column shaft from moving up and down with the extra 2 to 3 inches of travel. I want to use a steering wheel that I won in another auction. It's from a '94 lumina. The splines fit perfectly, but there's that 3 inches of movement in the shaft (well, actually about 1 1/2 with the wheel attached.) Is there a specific adapter I can purchase to make the difference in the shaft play. I sent the seller an email, but haven't heard from him yet. It seems to be with the 60's to 80's time period.
Thanks in advance. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Check Cadillac and Corvette service manuals for information on these things. Those were the GM cars most likely to have a tilt/tele column.
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 | I wrestled with a RWD Caddy telescoping columns for one of my project vehicles. Too Many To Count identified the missing locking bolt and plate but there are a number of hidden glitches that lurk below the surface of the Caddy column.
If you were lucky enough to get a key with your column you have half the battle won. Without it you need to us some strong-arm tactics to get past the colum/transmission lock feature. Shortening the column 2 " was challenging and after I hooked it up to the C6 transmission I discovered that there was a detent feature built into the column that didn't match up with the detent system in the transmission. Ultimately, I wound up having to go with a Lokar Floor shifter as the two detents fought with each other and catastrophic transmission destruction was lurking during hard acceleration.
You're fortunate to have a wheel you like that fits the GM splines.....a Grant adaptor for the Caddy column was $85.00 at the time, so I wound up fabricating my own to match the brand of wheel I wanted to use.
When it was all said and done, I would have been dollars and cents/labor ahead to have sprung for an Ididit/Flaming River tilt column as I had to lock out the telescoping feature. I guess it was a case of "Live and Learn." Hope you don't have as much of a problem getting your Caddy column adapted to your truck.
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