Steering Column Alignment Sequence ?

[Racer57]

Inside engine compartment...  Bottom of column tube (where foam seals go) is rubbing on steering shaft coming from steering box.
Inside of car,  I've loosened the 2 bolts that hold plate, the 3 bolts that allow rotation of the interior mount to firewall and the 2 nuts that pull column up to dash.

Whats the proper sequence to tighten everything and keep steering shaft centered in the column ?


I had problems with steering column getting hot. Everyone here has said that I needed the foam seals and I knew that I had them. Turns out the column was not centered and bottom half of seal was gone, not the top half that I could easily see.     

[burdar]

Just loosen the three bolts at the firewall.  Move the outer column jacket so the steering shaft is centered and tighten up the three bolts.

[Racer57]

I tried that at first. But unless the 2 nuts that hold the column up to the dash are loose, it will not rotate. At first I thought I had to put key in to unlock it, but that made no difference.

Is the section that bolts up to the dash separate from the 3 bolt section and suppose to rotate ?

[burdar]

It doesn't need to rotate.  If the column jacket is too high(steering shaft rubbing on bottom side of column jacket) just push down on it while someone tightens up the three bolts.

[Racer57]

Have your wife push down on it while you tighten up the three bolts.

 

GOT IT !!   Thank you very much. 

I was trying to loosen everything up to get it to stay in place.