How do you push the steering wheel down?

How do you push the steering wheel down?

Adjusting the steering wheel in a car without a knee airbag Lever for steering wheel adjustment. Pull the lever backwards to release the steering wheel. Adjust the steering wheel to the position that suits you. Push the lever forwards to secure the steering wheel.

When adjusting the steering wheel you should tilt it your chest?

When you sit back in your adjusted driving seat, the steering wheel should be at least 10 inches from your chest. This ensures that if an airbag deploys, your body can absorb the force without injury.

Should I have my steering wheel high or low?

It’s always recommended that a driver sits as low as possible to the chassis when behind the wheel. This allows the driver to feel and gauge the “behaviour” of the car which is especially handy when the car is cornering through a bend.

How do you install a tilt steering column?

Install the high beam pushrod into the lower housing: Install the ignition switch pushrod. It is installed by running the rod end down through a slot in the shroud (in the portion of the shroud that was cut away for this build topic): Inside the GM Tilt Steering Column Page 13

Where is the dust shield on a GM tilt steering column?

Install the lower bearing assembly and dust shield into the tail of the column jacket using a 1/4″ socket. It is indexed so that it can only go in one way: Now it’s time to move to the top of the column jacket. Note the various slots and other features: Inside the GM Tilt Steering Column Page 6 Here’s the lower housing shroud.

Why is my GM tilt steering column wobbly?

Here is the lower housing bolting plate. As a side note, my theory as to why the four bolts work lose and cause the “wobbly column” pattern failure so common with GM tilt columns is that the cross-sectional area of the tube that the bolting plate bears against is too small, resulting in the thin column tube edges deforming over time.

What makes the steering wheel feel so tight?

The upper housing also contains the upper and lower bearings for the stub shaft. When turning the steering wheel these bearings are what keep the wheel feeling “tight” as it rotates. The bearing balls are equally spaced in the upper housing by slotted retainers.