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Old 07-27-04, 11:47 AM
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I have an 85gsl-se and i was wondering if any one had a thing where they can move their stearingwheel up and down. i had a friend, and he said his old one had one. but in mine i dont. also, how could i go about fixing this problem since it does kinda bother me a little at times.
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are you saying the whole colum adjust's up and down ? or that the steering wheel slides in and out OF the colum ? ...thats kinda of a common problem and takes some work to correct.. that does bug, your right.
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Are you asking if any of the first gens had a tilt steering wheel or are you saying that your steering wheel is loose? None of the first gens had tilt steering to my knowledge. I know the GSL-SE doesn't.
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You can adjust the steering column a little bit by manipulating the slotted bracket where the column cover is secured to the dashboard.

I don't know if this amounts to much though.
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Hey Bouis;
Any more info on how to correct this Problem without replacing the whole Steering Unit i.e. Out' s and in's Push in Play at the Steeing Wheel.
Other than that the Car Steers Perectly thru the Curves.
There has to be a quick fix or Mod's that can fix it till I have the Money to replace the whole unit.
I know that Mazda designing the later RX's to have a collapsable column and I think that this is the problem with our setups.
AnyHelp i.e. quick fix would be Helpful
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yea, i was talkin bout it going up and down
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If the wheel pushes in and out, what you have to do is get a 1/4" split pin and drill a hole about 7 inches up from the firewall. Drill a bigger hole in the column cover [just the cover] then a 1/4" one through both columns for the pin. Btw, make sure that the wheel is actually where you want it when you do this!
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