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    Posted: Sep/12/2011 at 12:54am
Here is the victum, its out of a full size jeep. I chose it because it was cheap, 35$ at a you pull it yard. 10$ off because the knuckle was loose. Oh ya it had a tan leather wheel on it also. I already pulled it off I hope everyone knows how to that.
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I bought this set of tools for 80$ and it has every thing you will need in the way of special tools for this job.
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This shows the lock plate remover depressing the lock plate so the snapring can be removed. I usually move the snap ring clear up onto the tool and leave it there. Its hard to loose it that way.
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Good point - that's why the tool is shaped how it is - to hold the snap ring, and a perfect taper and transition back into place later.
Are you SURE everyone knows how to properly remove the wheel? Some aren't sure of the horn "button" or center cap.....


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I am rebuilding a tilt from a Camaro. I am actually only using the top portion of the column to replace the top portion of an AMC column that was a column shifted, to rebuild it as a floor shifted model. One thing to point out is all of the different internals that are used on the tilt column. There are many parts that can't be switched between a tilit and non-tilt column, besides the obvious...

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After the snap ring is off the lock plate can b removed. This gives access to the horn contact ring and turn signal switch. The spring shown loads the bearings in the upper part of the column. Bumpson the back side of the horn ring along with the two small silver springs in the turn signal switch are what cancel the turn signals. The two springs often brake and can be replaced separately.
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Originally posted by billd billd wrote:

Are you SURE everyone knows how to properly remove the wheel? Some aren't sure of the horn "button" or center cap.....
I guess you have a point, If any one has any questions on this subject let me know and I will do my best to answer them. At this point I have not put anything together and more pictures would be easy.
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After the turn signal assembly is removed you can remove this small plastic piece,( on cars equipt this piece rund the buzzer to tell you that the key is in the ignition) its shown installed and removed on the bench. It has a metal spring piece with it that falls off and is difficult to tell how it goes once it comes apart. On this column under this plastic piece is a screw that holds in the ignition tumbler assy, and three larger screws that hold the upper housing to the lower knuckle.
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Okay...you scared me off.who repairs these?
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Originally posted by bigbadgreen bigbadgreen wrote:

Okay...you scared me off.who repairs these?
I guess I do, send it to me they really are not that bad to work on. If its just loose it means that the bolts that hold the knuckle on the rest of the column are loose, most shops will fix it no problem. For the most part it is the same as most GM columns are some mopar columns

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