How do you install a new column on a coupler?
How do you install a new column on a coupler?
To install a new column, line it up inside the coupler and fasten it to the dash. The wheel on the new column needs to be pointed straight ahead. If yours had the mechanical shift indicator, install this on the new part before raising it all the way and cinching it up. Install the pinch bolt so it’s tight.
How do you install a steering column on a car?
Install the pinch bolt so it’s tight. Reinstall the boot over the coupler. Reconnect any cables or wires you disconnected. Reinstall the steel backing and the knee bolster. Reinstall any trim and the hush panels you removed to access the steering column.
Can a shifter be removed from a steering column?
If your ride has a shifter on the column and the shift indicator is mechanical, you will need to make sure you don’t break the cable as you lower the column. If you have one of these, make a mark where the clip goes and remove it before you lower the column.
Are there nuts that hold steering column to dash?
Unhook this too. Most 1989 and newer cars have four 14mm nuts that hold the column to the dash. If your ride has a shifter on the column and the shift indicator is mechanical, you will need to make sure you don’t break the cable as you lower the column.
To install a new column, line it up inside the coupler and fasten it to the dash. The wheel on the new column needs to be pointed straight ahead. If yours had the mechanical shift indicator, install this on the new part before raising it all the way and cinching it up. Install the pinch bolt so it’s tight.
Install the pinch bolt so it’s tight. Reinstall the boot over the coupler. Reconnect any cables or wires you disconnected. Reinstall the steel backing and the knee bolster. Reinstall any trim and the hush panels you removed to access the steering column.
Where are the shifters on a steering column?
Cars with shifters on the column usually have a cable that runs to the transmission and that could be inside or outside the firewall. Unhook this too. Most 1989 and newer cars have four 14mm nuts that hold the column to the dash.
Unhook this too. Most 1989 and newer cars have four 14mm nuts that hold the column to the dash. If your ride has a shifter on the column and the shift indicator is mechanical, you will need to make sure you don’t break the cable as you lower the column.
