91 Jeep Steering Column

Following a vehicle burglary where he lost a stereo system, the
steering column in my son's Jeep appears to be broken. Actually, it
appears that the tilt-wheel mechanism is broken where top part of the
column is no longer stationary and moves around. Has anyone
experienced problems with a broken tilt mechanism? Just wondering
what the level of difficulty is in repairing something like that and
am hopeful, the entire steering column doesn't need to be replaced.

thanks for any advice,
John

wrote:

> Following a vehicle burglary where he lost a stereo system, the
> steering column in my son's Jeep appears to be broken. Actually, it
> appears that the tilt-wheel mechanism is broken where top part of the
> column is no longer stationary and moves around. Has anyone
> experienced problems with a broken tilt mechanism? Just wondering
> what the level of difficulty is in repairing something like that and
> am hopeful, the entire steering column doesn't need to be replaced.
>
> thanks for any advice,

That sounds like the small bolts that attach the tilt mechanism to the lower
shaft have backed out. Common problem and a PITA to fix - you have to
start by pulling the steering wheel and continue taking things apart until
you can finally reach those stinking bolts - they are located just below
the point where the fixed part of the column begins. You will want a copy
of the FSM to work from - lots of parts in there that can get
lost/misplaced. I think you also have an airbag to mess with - get the
instructions for removing that and follow them religiously. One part you
have to be really careful with is the bearing the top part of the shaft
rides in - it has a plastic cage and is easily damaged. Took me the better
part of the day to fix mine.

--
Will Honea
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Airbag on a '91?

Cheers,

Earle

"Will Honea" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
>> Following a vehicle burglary where he lost a stereo system, the
>> steering column in my son's Jeep appears to be broken. Actually, it
>> appears that the tilt-wheel mechanism is broken where top part of the
>> column is no longer stationary and moves around. Has anyone
>> experienced problems with a broken tilt mechanism? Just wondering
>> what the level of difficulty is in repairing something like that and
>> am hopeful, the entire steering column doesn't need to be replaced.
>>
>> thanks for any advice,
>
> That sounds like the small bolts that attach the tilt mechanism to the
> lower
> shaft have backed out. Common problem and a PITA to fix - you have to
> start by pulling the steering wheel and continue taking things apart until
> you can finally reach those stinking bolts - they are located just below
> the point where the fixed part of the column begins. You will want a copy
> of the FSM to work from - lots of parts in there that can get
> lost/misplaced. I think you also have an airbag to mess with - get the
> instructions for removing that and follow them religiously. One part you
> have to be really careful with is the bearing the top part of the shaft
> rides in - it has a plastic cage and is easily damaged. Took me the
> better
> part of the day to fix mine.
>
> --
> Will Honea
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Earle Horton wrote:

> Airbag on a '91?
>
> Cheers,

Senior moment - I read 2001 <g>. Only airbag on the '91 was the driver...

How much snow have you got down that way by now? This global warming is
getting to me - gets much warmer the snow around the cabin is gonna bury
it!

--
Will Honea
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

"Will Honea" > wrote in message
...
> Earle Horton wrote:
>
>> Airbag on a '91?
>>
>> Cheers,
>
> Senior moment - I read 2001 <g>. Only airbag on the '91 was the driver...
>
> How much snow have you got down that way by now? This global warming is
> getting to me - gets much warmer the snow around the cabin is gonna bury
> it!
>

Only a foot in the yard and melting fast. Lots left in the high country.
The roads are in general good but most are still chewed up from the recent
bad winter and repairs are causing stoppages here and there.

Earle

I did mine in a couple of hours. google this. There are a couple of good
articles with pictures.

Not too hard.....


"Will Honea" > wrote in message
...
> wrote:
>
>> Following a vehicle burglary where he lost a stereo system, the
>> steering column in my son's Jeep appears to be broken. Actually, it
>> appears that the tilt-wheel mechanism is broken where top part of the
>> column is no longer stationary and moves around. Has anyone
>> experienced problems with a broken tilt mechanism? Just wondering
>> what the level of difficulty is in repairing something like that and
>> am hopeful, the entire steering column doesn't need to be replaced.
>>
>> thanks for any advice,
>
> That sounds like the small bolts that attach the tilt mechanism to the
> lower
> shaft have backed out. Common problem and a PITA to fix - you have to
> start by pulling the steering wheel and continue taking things apart until
> you can finally reach those stinking bolts - they are located just below
> the point where the fixed part of the column begins. You will want a copy
> of the FSM to work from - lots of parts in there that can get
> lost/misplaced. I think you also have an airbag to mess with - get the
> instructions for removing that and follow them religiously. One part you
> have to be really careful with is the bearing the top part of the shaft
> rides in - it has a plastic cage and is easily damaged. Took me the
> better
> part of the day to fix mine.
>
> --
> Will Honea
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Good point - there are a couple of bearings in nylon cases that are easy to
munge in the process. My last one took a lot longer as I had to take the
whole assembly apart to get to some other problems at the same time.

tbirdzz wrote:

> I did mine in a couple of hours. google this. There are a couple of good
> articles with pictures.
>
> Not too hard.....
>
>
> "Will Honea" > wrote in message
> ...
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Following a vehicle burglary where he lost a stereo system, the
>>> steering column in my son's Jeep appears to be broken. Actually, it
>>> appears that the tilt-wheel mechanism is broken where top part of the
>>> column is no longer stationary and moves around. Has anyone
>>> experienced problems with a broken tilt mechanism? Just wondering
>>> what the level of difficulty is in repairing something like that and
>>> am hopeful, the entire steering column doesn't need to be replaced.
>>>
>>> thanks for any advice,
>>
>> That sounds like the small bolts that attach the tilt mechanism to the
>> lower
>> shaft have backed out. Common problem and a PITA to fix - you have to
>> start by pulling the steering wheel and continue taking things apart
>> until you can finally reach those stinking bolts - they are located just
>> below
>> the point where the fixed part of the column begins. You will want a
>> copy of the FSM to work from - lots of parts in there that can get
>> lost/misplaced. I think you also have an airbag to mess with - get the
>> instructions for removing that and follow them religiously. One part you
>> have to be really careful with is the bearing the top part of the shaft
>> rides in - it has a plastic cage and is easily damaged. Took me the
>> better
>> part of the day to fix mine.
>>
>> --
>> Will Honea
>> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

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Will Honea