Issues w swapping Steering Column?

[tccrab]

Sloppy C4 Steering Column, seems to be a fairly common problem.
http://domesticmisfits.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=124
Seems pretty straightforward.

TomC
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[72ZR1]

very easy fix takes less than 1 hour.

[ScottZ95ZR1]

Originally Posted by tccrab

Sloppy C4 Steering Column, seems to be a fairly common problem.
http://domesticmisfits.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=124
Seems pretty straightforward.

TomC
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Great "How-To" reference link Tom - thanks for sharing that!

[XfireZ51]

Tom,

Thx for the link. Very comprehensive and interesting. It looks like there are several steps that could also lead to swapping the columns instead. The other choice is to remove the column and do the rebuild on a bench. I've checked with my local Chevy dealer and they will cut a key for my old column BUT with
the resistor value of the new car.

[batchman]

I have found there are two "loose wheel" issues. The first is the well known issue/fix above, mine suffers from a "down/left 1/4-inch" most easily seen when getting in and out of the car.

Had a friend do the "usual fix" only to find it did not cure my issue. He's done 100s of them and can do it blindfolded.

Bought another 91 column "with good tilt" only to find the same issue. Friend has it to try and get at the root cause on the bench.

Before finding the 91 "replacement" I found an odd year/year interchange range but forgot what it was since I had a correct year "solution". Anyone know the interchangable years?

ON EDIT - per my salvage buddy's interchange guide, 91-93 manual trans will swap, there is a difference for auto trans, guessing it has to do with shifter lock.

Thanks,
- Jeff