Reinstalling Steering Wheel
I removed my steering wheel to replace a broken combo switch.
But now steering wheel doesn't seem to seat itself far enough down onto the splines of the steering column. I can get the nut on. Looks like i have another 1/4 inch to go before the brush for the horn contract will even touch. But it seems like that's as far down as the wheel wants to go. Does this need a press? It was that hard to remove in the first place. Maybe i have the wrong combo switch? The combo switch had a self-centering pin that goes into a hole in the steering column. So there's only one way for the combo switch to go on. I think I already tossed the old one away, so I can't compare. But everything lines up and works like it did. I've turned the wheel and tried every possible spline combination to see if maybe I had it misaligned. But it's the same all the way around. I'm positive that I have it dead center now. But before I try to crank it down even harder, I thought I'd ask u guys. Thanks! '85 GS - running strong @ 145K stock |
The steering colomn has plastic clips in the middle. Sometimes they break which causes the steering shaft to go down a little. If that happens, you have to take the steering box out, remove the plastic that holds the steering shaft and put a screw in both sides to steady it. Put the steering wheel on,,screw the nut & it will go in.
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do you have the turn signal cancelling ring's tits lined up with the holes on the steering wheel?
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If nothing is binding or caught, preventing the wheel from seating farther down, use the nut to draw it down as you tighten it.
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