Tilt Column Repair

[ssn696]

For Father's Day I asked for the day off to play with cars. It's been an embarrassing year since I took the steering wheel off to fill the cracks and recover it. Scope creep kicked in and I decided to fix the wobbly tilt mechanism. All four Torx-10 bolts were not even finger tight.

Thanks also to Hutch for the video and stills how to do this. Of course, now I'd like to replace the flaky cruise/turn lever, so I stopped reassembling at the point where I need to be able to fish the cruise cable up through the column.

Did you know that a Gbody will start and run with the column half-apart?

 

[ssn696]

This is in a 1987 Olds Cutlass Supreme. It currently has non-delay wipers, and the only replacement chrome cruise/turn/wiperswitch that I could find has the delay feature in it. Is there an intermediate box under the dash that has to be swapped to get the pulse-delay feature added to the wiper motor?

 

[ELCAM]

There is a circuit board that mounts to the wiper motor. Also the wiring will be short one wire.

 

[ssn696]

There is a circuit board that mounts to the wiper motor. Also the wiring will be short one wire.

The purple one or the green in the diagram below?

 

[69hurstolds]

The delay mechanism is in the wiper switch that the wand plugs into. The delay or non-delay stalks are exactly the same except the lettering has the delay part on the delay (CD4) wiper stalk. The control board that ELCAM talks about is in the wiper motor cover. That diagram you pulled up isn't correct for your 87 I don't imagine. Sh*t is unobtanium. You COULD use the delay stalk, it would just click for low and high speed instead of rolling to set delay.


Delay cover with circuit board.

Here's the delay wiring diagram. It sucks.

This is the cruise wand you should have is WITHOUT delay...p/n 25031457 (456 is with delay) You would have to do a little re-wiring, get a delay switch/wiring for inside the column, and it would be best to find a CD4 wiper motor/cover assembly if you want to convert over to delay wipers.

 

[pagrunt]

The purple one or the green in the diagram below?

That diagram is for the '80-'83 delay wiper. The system you'll need will send the white fused wire to the switch instead on the motor. My '87 Chevy B/G electrical book shows both delay & non-delay with the same 5 circuits & the yellow wire that is only at the motor. 69hurstolds chimmed in with the correct delay diagram as I was typing this.

 

[69hurstolds]

This may help with some understanding of what you're looking at. Or maybe not.

Which 82-88 Cruise Turn Signal Switch Lever Do I Need? Here's some helpful info.

I've seen it a lot over the years. Someone wants to get their "all in one" wiper/cruise lever replaced because the old one crapped out on them. Or it's original and all the lettering is worn off and/or the chrome is peeling. Some people care if they get a GM replacement part, and some people...

gbodyforum.com

 

[ssn696]

The plug on the end has the hole in it, and only two conductors on each side. Sounds like I might as well put Mr. Flakey back together and just don't drive it in the rain...

 

[69hurstolds]

Wait, so you're saying the plug doesn't work? Hmmmm.

I have a 457. Lemme dig it out tomorrow and make some comparisons.

 

[ELCAM]

That flat plug with the hole in it is for the cruise control not the wiper.