jproctor
Newbie
Hey guys, someone tried to steal my 90 Silverado yesterday. They tore the steering column all to hell but failed to get it started. The tow truck operator said they "broke" the rod down in the column which is why it would not start. They did destroy the lock cylinder and steering "lock". I have replaced the "worn" lock cylinder in the past as well as a broken turn signal, but have never been "in" the tilt column beyond that. He suggested that I would have to replace the entire column due to the "broken piece down inside the column". I also haven't spent much time even looking in detail at what they damaged on the left side of the column...i.e., the wiring to the turn signal/cruise/etc. I assume that stuff is repairable w/ the "column housing kit components".
So, please let me know if his diagnosis to replace the entire column is correct. It looks like that might be just as easy as trying to repair the internals...just more expensive. Or, if I can make the repair to the existing column starting mechanism and any internals. I am willing to spend the money to do it right, that is get a new column if necessary. The truck have 280K miles on it and that is the original column. It was short of a completed w/ a "rolling restoration"....I only needed to recover the door panels, install the sunvisors and replace the worn steering gear box to eliminate the wheel play.
Thanks in advance for advice.
So, please let me know if his diagnosis to replace the entire column is correct. It looks like that might be just as easy as trying to repair the internals...just more expensive. Or, if I can make the repair to the existing column starting mechanism and any internals. I am willing to spend the money to do it right, that is get a new column if necessary. The truck have 280K miles on it and that is the original column. It was short of a completed w/ a "rolling restoration"....I only needed to recover the door panels, install the sunvisors and replace the worn steering gear box to eliminate the wheel play.
Thanks in advance for advice.