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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 09:39 AM
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I got 2 jeeps and I'm going to try and get them going. My 2 door has a loose steering column. You can hold the steering wheel in your hand and you can wiggle it around. Are their anything that might be loose or maybe a bushing that needs to be replaced? etc? Thanks.
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 10:02 AM
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There are 3 bolts behind the steering wheel. Mine did that so we brought it to tires plus and it cost $160. But I don't recommend them. TBH, a GM dealership would probably be able to do it since it's a GM part. That is if you want to bring it in.
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by austinjoe13
There are 3 bolts behind the steering wheel. Mine did that so we brought it to tires plus and it cost $160. But I don't recommend them. TBH, a GM dealership would probably be able to do it since it's a GM part. That is if you want to bring it in.
I can tear the column apart if theres something I can tighten. I was just thinking that their might be some bushings or something like that wore out. I will tear the column apart this weekend and see if I can see anything loose. Thanks.
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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It's 4 bolts. Here is a fix for you.
http://www.elcaminocentral.com/showthread.php?t=27192
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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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Yeah, there's just 4 bolts in there. I've got the same issue, but I'm just going to get a whole new column out of the junkyard, I can swap columns a lot quicker than tearing it apart and fixing it. And a whole new column will only cost $40 at the junkyard.

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Old Apr 5, 2013 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by jbsjunk
It's 4 bolts. Here is a fix for you.
http://www.elcaminocentral.com/showthread.php?t=27192
Ok thanks. That looks like a lot of work! lmao I will give it a shot!

Originally Posted by kirknd4spd
Yeah, there's just 4 bolts in there. I've got the same issue, but I'm just going to get a whole new column out of the junkyard, I can swap columns a lot quicker than tearing it apart and fixing it. And a whole new column will only cost $40 at the junkyard.
I just called the local yard and they don't have any columns. Looks like I will have to be tearing the column down and trying to fix it.
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