- City
- Biloxi
- State
- MS
One more thing I wanted to fix on this one before I start working on either my green Scrambler or my Spring Special again.
When I was in Michigan, sometimes when I would turn the key, to either start or shut down, it would not respond correctly, like something was slipping momentarily. A very strange feeling with the ignition key.
When I rebuilt this Scrambler, I never rebuilt the steering column, everything worked fine at the time. Well, seeing as I just upgraded the lower steering column bearing, what better time to rebuild this column. I have worked on plenty of tilt columns, but I never have dug deep into a non-tilt column.
I took lot's of pictures, it is fairly simple to rebuild a non-tilt column. Here we go.
Disconnect your battery first. Trust me on this.
Parts I bought:
Remove horn button, it just pulls off (mine is a "Base" model steering wheel).
Remove the three screws, and the horn stuff comes off. I also removed the nut so that I could pull the steering wheel.
I used this cheap steering wheel puller, works fine.
Once the wheel is off, gently pry off this plastic dust cover.
Note how dirty everything is. A word of warning - every steering column I have pulled apart is disgusting inside.
Now to the fun part, the lock plate.
Using this compressor tool, the lock plate comes off easy.
When I was in Michigan, sometimes when I would turn the key, to either start or shut down, it would not respond correctly, like something was slipping momentarily. A very strange feeling with the ignition key.
When I rebuilt this Scrambler, I never rebuilt the steering column, everything worked fine at the time. Well, seeing as I just upgraded the lower steering column bearing, what better time to rebuild this column. I have worked on plenty of tilt columns, but I never have dug deep into a non-tilt column.
I took lot's of pictures, it is fairly simple to rebuild a non-tilt column. Here we go.
NON-TILT Column Rebuild
I knew that the turn signal switch was cracked, so I bought that part ahead of time. I also "assumed" that maybe I had a problem with the sector/lock rack, so I also bought these as replacements. I ended up having to buy a new key cylinder, too, more on that later.
Disconnect your battery first. Trust me on this.
Parts I bought:
Remove horn button, it just pulls off (mine is a "Base" model steering wheel).
Remove the three screws, and the horn stuff comes off. I also removed the nut so that I could pull the steering wheel.
I used this cheap steering wheel puller, works fine.
Once the wheel is off, gently pry off this plastic dust cover.
Note how dirty everything is. A word of warning - every steering column I have pulled apart is disgusting inside.
Now to the fun part, the lock plate.
Using this compressor tool, the lock plate comes off easy.