93Rubie
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This is for a 93 Corvette.
Anyone know where I might find a upper column housing? You know the one that always gets worn out by the pivot pins. I did find one site with them, but at $600 for NOS units and $285 for reconditioned units that cannot 100% garenttee no movement...I'll pass.
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I found that Marc H. has some oversized pins for sale at $50 each. Might be a good option.
I could go the cheap bastard route, I have thin .002 and up in .001 increments brass sheeting. Maybe make some "shims" for the pins to take up the slack. The looseness is worse in the upper housing than the lower housing. The lower one is available from many places but not the upper. My lower has a tiny bit, MOST in the upper.
Even cheaper is JB weld.
Also, do you know where I can get the clip that holds the lock plate on at? You have to depress the lock plate and remove the clip to disassemble the column.
What a PITA it was tearing the column apart. Holy crap. Easily one of the hardest jobs I have ever done. I'm sure going back together will be no pick nick as well. Good news is I didn't break anything and all the switches, levers, bearings, etc..all looked/felt great. Lots of grease still on all of them at 20 years and 60K.
Anyone know where I might find a upper column housing? You know the one that always gets worn out by the pivot pins. I did find one site with them, but at $600 for NOS units and $285 for reconditioned units that cannot 100% garenttee no movement...I'll pass.
gm, buick, cadillac, chevrolet, oldsmobile, & pontiac housings | Steering Column Services
I found that Marc H. has some oversized pins for sale at $50 each. Might be a good option.
I could go the cheap bastard route, I have thin .002 and up in .001 increments brass sheeting. Maybe make some "shims" for the pins to take up the slack. The looseness is worse in the upper housing than the lower housing. The lower one is available from many places but not the upper. My lower has a tiny bit, MOST in the upper.
Even cheaper is JB weld.
Also, do you know where I can get the clip that holds the lock plate on at? You have to depress the lock plate and remove the clip to disassemble the column.
What a PITA it was tearing the column apart. Holy crap. Easily one of the hardest jobs I have ever done. I'm sure going back together will be no pick nick as well. Good news is I didn't break anything and all the switches, levers, bearings, etc..all looked/felt great. Lots of grease still on all of them at 20 years and 60K.