87 Red K5
Registered Member
I've got an 87 K5. I need to replace my cruise control / turn signal lever. The wiper controls broke on it to where it spins completely around, so it's shot. I've ordered a new one from LMC which will be here tomorrow. I decided to go ahead and take the old one out (had nothing to do last night) so I could stick the new one in when it got here. I'm afraid during the "removal" part, I might have torn something up.
Theres the little box part of the column shell that the control lever and the tilt lever go through, I assumed this needed to come off to get the lever off. I figured there must be a set screw or something inside there that I needed to take out and the lever would come right out. I looked in my trusty Hayes Manual before I started this, but found nothing on how to do this. Also, I've had 3 S-10's over the years and this little box just snapped off on all of them. Anyway, I pryed on it some, it finally came out, I cracked it in the process, but it has a plastic piece that slides fowards and backwards that goes in it that pushes the rod that goes to the high / low beam light control at the bottom of the column. I don't know if I can get this all put back together and it work right.
Anyway, my new turn / wiper / cruise lever and a new black cover piece I order to replace the one I cracked are going to be here tomorrow in the mail and I want to put it all back together. Has anyone had any experience with this and can tell me how to get it all back together? Or if theres a diagram of a steering column anywhere I can pull up to look at?And finally, I still haven't gotten the old lever out. I read in another post that "it just pulls out, if you pull straight out on it, it should come right out"? Is this right? I don't want to break anything else trying to get this wrapped up. Thanks.
Theres the little box part of the column shell that the control lever and the tilt lever go through, I assumed this needed to come off to get the lever off. I figured there must be a set screw or something inside there that I needed to take out and the lever would come right out. I looked in my trusty Hayes Manual before I started this, but found nothing on how to do this. Also, I've had 3 S-10's over the years and this little box just snapped off on all of them. Anyway, I pryed on it some, it finally came out, I cracked it in the process, but it has a plastic piece that slides fowards and backwards that goes in it that pushes the rod that goes to the high / low beam light control at the bottom of the column. I don't know if I can get this all put back together and it work right.
Anyway, my new turn / wiper / cruise lever and a new black cover piece I order to replace the one I cracked are going to be here tomorrow in the mail and I want to put it all back together. Has anyone had any experience with this and can tell me how to get it all back together? Or if theres a diagram of a steering column anywhere I can pull up to look at?And finally, I still haven't gotten the old lever out. I read in another post that "it just pulls out, if you pull straight out on it, it should come right out"? Is this right? I don't want to break anything else trying to get this wrapped up. Thanks.
