Steering Column Rebuild

[Sqeejo]

I decided to finally fix the loose steering column and man Am I glad that I did it now. When I pulled the parts the bearings had completely been destroyed. They literally fell out as I was disassembling the column. But alas i have no Blazer to drive since the local Chevy house didn't have the bearings in stock. Oh well. Guess I have to ride the bike.

Also anyone else have a problem getting the Pivot pins out to expose the steering knuckle?

 

[Kenny78]

Only when I wasn't using the pivot pin removal tool

 

[Sqeejo]

Only when I wasn't using the pivot pin removal tool

Yeah I had to break down and get one. Hell of a time trying to "coax" them out with a screw, a pair of dykes and a hammer.

 

[Kenny78]

No offense, but was dragging out all those tools and ingenuity worth saving 10 bucks

 

[Sqeejo]

No offense, but was dragging out all those tools and ingenuity worth saving 10 bucks

Not really, but at the time I didn't even know that one existed. This was a kind of fly by the seat of my pants operation.

 

[Kenny78]

If you run into problems on reassembly, search google for a trans am site that has very detailed pics and instructions.