<VV> Looseness in steering column

[Frank DuVal]

You said:

"I can grab the wheel and move it up and down."

Is this up and down radially out from the shaft or linearly in and out of the column?

The snap ring hold the shaft linearly in place.

The bearings hold the shaft radially in place.

I do not recall any adjustment. If the plastic of the turn signal switch breaks, then the snap ring and the bearing will not be held properly.

Frank DuVal

On 9/7/2013 1:46 PM, Bryan Blackwell wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> I have kind of a strange problem with our (LA built) '66 Corsa with a standard column.  The steering wheel has slop in it relative to the column.  This isn't steering box slop, I can grab the wheel and move it up and down.  The column itself is tight to the body, the problem seems to be that the steering shaft is loose in the column.  Is there some adjustment to the bearings?  I seem to recall just a snap ring at the top, but I don't know how the rest of it looks.
>
> --Bryan