| Re: 1985 C4 - almost frame off |
Subject: Re: 1985 C4 - almost frame off by Vette91 on 2015/2/27 16:56:24 A few days ago I disassembled the steering column. Something strange made the steering wheel very shaky. I thought of the pivot-pins because they are common to get some clearance during the years ... The pins were fine so I had to dig a little deeper. Could not get them out so I used a hot-air gun which destoyed the plastic shroud. Fortunately a '87 column was laying around so I got that part off it. It was designed a little different but I was able gettig it to fit the '85 column. The reason of being shaky were all 4 screws holding the cast part in place. They were quite simply loose. I added some thread-sealant to them, so it should not happen again. Unfortunately you have to disassemble the whole thing to get there ... not very repair-friendly. Now the column is rock-solid, but we have to get a new horn contact retainer which broke to pieces. Have to get some small parts missing and toss the custom steering wheel ...  WTF ... why are small pieces of glass inside of the column?!?  These turned loose:  Comparison of '87 (left) and '85 (right) steering column "jacket":  Now we are in discussion if we should get the paint-job done black or gold-metallic ... |
