77 corvette steering colum NEED HELP

[Jr. Corvette]

Hey Guys! I'm sixteen and have had my corvette for a year now. It's a 77 corvette L82. It's fairly rare number 2396 out of 49000. Anyway been restoring it inside and out. Doing the motor and the interior and painting the chasis. So I resently decided to restore my steering colum doing the wheel and the (red) colum and got past the lock plate and don't know where to go from here I took off the screws on this white thing and disconnected the wires going to it. I really need help trying to figure out what to do next in order to remove the housing. Thx.

 

[CCO]

Welcome Jr. -- I moved your thread to the C3 forum for better exposure.
There are some really knowledgeable C3 owners here who I'm sure know what you need and won't mind helping out.

We'd love to hear more about you and to see some pics when you get a chance to share.

Once again welcome to CCF forums and Happy New Year.

Colin.

 

[taylorsk8]

Hi and welcome. Can't remember off the top of my head but give me some time to see what I can dig up. Haven't had mine apart since I changed the ignition tumbler about 6 yrs ago.

T

 

[Jr. Corvette]

Thx guys so much!

 

[buckhorn76]

this may help you, 77-82 is what you need. it's pretty good info. good luck .

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...Ufq9V2Bisr7vOgH0A&sig2=ba9zfbCPCk6Vlqm4pMDKpw

 

[taylorsk8]

Well that's better than I was going to do. Great find.

T

 

[Case75]

Great find Doug! Where did you get that?

Welcome to the forum Jr. Sounds like a nice car you have there.

 

[CCO]

Great find Doug! Where did you get that?

Welcome to the forum Jr. Sounds like a nice car you have there.

Doug is smarter than you think Greg -- The amount of body hair is directly related to smarts:

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C.

 

[Case75]

Doug is smarter than you think Greg -- The amount of body hair is directly related to smarts:

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C.

OhhKaay. Good to know (I think). :leaving:

 

[buckhorn76]

Doug is smarter than you think Greg -- The amount of body hair is directly related to smarts:

A man?s amount of body hair is directly correlated to intelligence - AskMen

C.

can't wait til "speedo" weather boys !!!

 

[Jr. Corvette]

Ya ok thanks I looked at that and I did all the steps correctly to remove it but the wires I have to put up and out through the column won't budge and there's some plastic shielding around them that's restricting movement? Any ideas?

 

[buckhorn76]

see if anything in this paper can help you.


https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=...rdKzT8QM6fWL8LyIg&sig2=ndkcl9XwFpIu7lLkHAikQw

 

[Jr. Corvette]

Haha I'm really new didn't know there were two pages and posted the same thing. Thanks Buckhorn that's exactly what I needed! I'll let you guys know how it goes.

 

[buckhorn76]

glad to help. let us know how you make out. got any pics of your ride ?

 

[Riley P]

Hi Jr! Sounds like a great project! Very glad to have you on the forum! As others have mentioned, we love pictures! Feel free to take some pics as you go along so we can follow along on your progress as that helps us get through the winter faster!

 

[Jr. Corvette]

K got the part off! Now just wondering what I take of next the wiper arm, tilt w/ cruise arm, or the ignition?

 

[Bearly Flying]

Buckhorn; Thanks for the info, my Steering column might need some love also. Quite a bit of play in it.

 

[Brian Keery]

Hey Jr. welcome. Go to eBay and source yourself the AIM (assembly instruction manual) and GM service manual for your particular year. These two are invaluable if you plan on working on your car; since they show how the car was assembled at the factory, and how the mechanics worked on them at the dealership when new. Not too expensive (around $20-25 each). They'll show you how to take apart and put back together the entire car. Of course there's lots of very knowledgeable people here also, but studying these manuals will make ownership all the more enjoyable.

P.S. If you can find one online, get an owner's manual also....if your car doesn't have the original anymore.

 

[Case75]

Our sponsor Corvette Central has all of the above available on their website. I have all three and they have more than paid for themselves.

 

[Jr. Corvette]

Hey Guys. Just an update. After 15 rebuilds from the horn going when turning a corner (man my face was red), I've finished it!! I also rebuilt the front suspension and got all the parts power coated. Also doing some major work that wouldn't have been made possible with the knowledgable people on this site! Thank you so much.