Hey guys, it's ShadowFlyer. Today I'm
gonna show you how to fix a simple issue
with a Saturn tilt steering column. As
you can see, even when the steering wheel
is locked, the whole steering column
jiggles up and down with minimal effort.
This becomes especially annoying
when turning or driving over bumps when
you have to - pretty much - "chase" the
wheel. These instructions will be
slightly different for each model, but
the job will be relatively the same.
First, we need to remove the steering
column cover. To do this, we will remove
these three screws with a t15 star
driver and a 9/32 socket.
After this, we will need to remove the ignition cover,
which just pops off pretty easily with a flathead screwdriver.
Now we're ready to remove the actual cover.
Press on the top part to release the plastic clips, and
then move the top part out of the way.
Then lift the bottom part up just enough
that you can get it over the ignition.
Press again on the top part of
the column on the other side, if necessary,
to remove any more clips. Then both parts can be removed with very little effort.
Now that those are out of the way, we can look for the actual issue.
Some cars have issues with the
mounting brackets coming loose, in which
case you'd have to find which bolts are
loose and tighten them,
but in this case, the problem is much simpler.
The little rod sticking out underneath
and a little bit forward of the ignition
just needs to be put back into position.
If you look around the part, you can see
exactly what the pin does and how it
actually holds the steering wheel
at the tilt position you want...
but for the purposes of this video, just push
the pin in with either your finger or a
flathead screwdriver or any flat object
will do. In this case, I use a pair of wire cutters.
You can then repeat the process in reverse order to put the steering column back together,
and once you do that, everything will be fixed!
Hope this video
helped you with your issue.
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