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Auto Tilt Steering Wheel on the blinks - 12/26/2007 3:22:11 PM

rprice32@bellsouth.n

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Recently, my tilt steering wheel is on the blinks. It is not responding and is stuck in the up position. Is there a fuse I should check, maybe a worn wire that is the culprit? Please help if you have ideas on what this could be. Thanks in advance.

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RE: Auto Tilt Steering Wheel on the blinks - 12/29/2007 3:25:55 PM

jloncp

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Do you hear a clicking noise when you try to lower steering wheel,
if so, your worm gear on your electric motor is stuck on the column gear teeth. You can remove motor and move gear teeth on the column gear a little with a flat screw driver. ************** More info***************
Found tilt motor and removed off steering column.
The motor worked fine, column gear must have got hung up a
little, on motor worm gear. The column gear is nylon, motor worm
gear is steel. I moved nylon gear a little before I re-installed
motor in case it was stuck. Works fine! I'm not using auto-tilt feature,
move with switch next to auto button when needed. The nylon gear is probably on its way out and you can't order just the nylon gear, you have to order the lower half shaft of column/ OOOOPS! ........$1000.00
You can find the motor if you follow the bottom of the steering
column to the lower dash panel,there will be a gap between column
and the panel, you will see four screws(tilt motor)" hint, use a small pair of
vise grips to break lose the scews" . Hope this helps!

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RE: Auto Tilt Steering Wheel on the blinks - 12/29/2007 11:47:29 PM

slavashalava

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i also have the problem with the tilt steering wheel, when i put on the automatic it sometimes doesn't go down when i put my keys in, and i have to put in and pull out my key several times for it to work. i was wondering if that could be connected to rprice's issue

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