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Old 07-10-2013, 09:25 AM
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I have an 88 with tilt wheel which something broke in tilt area of column I hsve been told u can buy the parts to fix is it worth it or just replsce whole unit
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That depends on you automotive repair skill.
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it is much easier to replace the entire column than it is to repair the innards of a tilt column.
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it is much easier to replace the entire column than it is to repair the innards of a tilt column.
Gets eaiser every time though.
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