I have to say that this is the best example of instruction, bar none!!! He uses the camera to best result by focusing on small areas and paying attention to all of the details, no cutting corners. Job very well done
I cannot understate how helpful this video was. Turned a job that would have been days of trying to figure out myself into a tolerable few hour project. I was lucky to catch mine early and will be locktighting all the bolts. MANY MANY thank yous.
This video has been out for 9 years, thank you because it helped me get my column back together. I had two clips in particular it fell out and I could not figure out where they went one was underneath the key mechanism on the left hand side, and the plastic piece for the high beam. Your video showed it perfectly where they went. This was on a 91 Jeep Comanche.
Thank you for this video, 8 years later just finished tightening up my steering and replaced a turn signal spring on my 88 Comanche. Now I don't have to manually shut off the turn signal, and it's got a rock solid wheel. Only did the upper part as the bolts were just loose. I would like to add that Autozone rents / sells an OEM kit in an orange case that has the puller and lock plate remover together. Return it in good shape for your money back. I would also like to add the importance of noticing what falls out when you take the steering apart. I completely missed the brights flasher lever plastic depresser thing that must be positioned properly to get that functioning. Wasted a lot of time on that. Took me 4 hours to do this with all the proper tools, mainly because of little stuff fitting back together, trying to figure out how to pull out the signal switch w/ wires before deciding just to replace the spring, and trying to get the tilt arm out which was impossible on mine. Just tightened the bottom two bolts and said f it. If I had to do it again tomorrow I could do it in under an hour. Not complicated really once you've done it (and redone two times because of errors). Again, thank you for taking the time to make this video.
Hands down, best video on this subject on RU-vid. I looked at a bunch and this one answers everything and points out all the gotchas. Huge help as I worked on an 88 YJ.
Step by step and I completed this task in about 2 hours. My pivot pin bolt stripped the big nut so I went and used a metric nut to be able to pull the second pin. I also lucked out and unlike Nick, one of the E8's was still in the backing plate. Thanks for the great video!
Hands down best video for Jeep/GM steering column repair!!! I wish I would have seen this one first,it would have saved me a whole day!Great work and thanks for the details on where each part went and the tips on easy reassembly.
Awesome! You killed it. I just bought a Jeep with a bad column & I thought "no big deal, I will just tighten it up". Boy was I wrong! Your video saved me a shit ton of headache!! Thank you for your help!
I know these videos are old, but thats for going through everything so thoroughly and also showing how to put everything back together. Most people just show the easy part of tearing shit apart, but not putting it all back together
Good job! I repeated this procedure on my 2002 Chevy Camaro Z28. The only difference was the airbag and it's wiring. Very well done video. I watched several others, but yours was the one I kept going back to. Ultimately, my problem wasn't just an issue of tightening up the 4 bolts, I had to replace the pivot pins as well with larger pins. So, I ended up tearing down my column twice. Good result in the end. Thank you.
i have a 88 grand wagoneer that has the same issue. i'm about to break down the column to repair. I appreciate your efforts on this video as it will save me A LOT of head aches.
Awesome video! I got everything back together to find out the metal bottle opener looking thing with teeth on it that ignition slides back and forth is really important to get in the right spot. I lined it up right then it mustve came off during reassembly. 3 days of trying to figure out why it wouldnt start or shift out of park. It was mentioned and explained in the video how to get it right, im just saying keep an eye on it lol. Thanks again for the awesome video
I've watched about a dozen videos of how to do this, your video is the most complete explanation of how to do it. If you don't watch your video you in for a frustrating job. Well done
Thanks for the video Nick. I have a 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. They are remarkably similar when you get a little lower into the workings. I now have a better understanding of how to progress.
Awesome video and the commentating was perfect. I got some good laughs while watching this video. You nailed it perfect and it sure helped me through this same job
I seen at least a 100 film clip, many over and over. Then I saw your detail direction on the column. Good work my man. My jeep didn’t have a adjustment pin nor key cylinder with a cut-out.But mostly the left side of column demo, was excellent
thank you very much. I'm French, and here there isn't many people who work on jeep. I've got a Wrangler YJ and it's nearly the same steering column. Your video was really helpful for me, even if I had to remove the all column of the car. It tokes me time and pain but with this video now it's ok. Thanks again.
Great video young man and excellent commentating,best video that I have seen so far on correcting this GM steering column problem. Thanks for sharing sir.
Great video! I've been fighting with putting mine back together for way too long - I'll think I have it, and then the key doesn't work, or the brights don't work, or something, and I have to take it apart again. Your video is sharp with good lighting, and you show all the parts up close so you can actually see the details, and you pointed out several things I hadn't noticed when I took it apart. Excellent!
Excellent tutorial! Just finished fixing my 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer steering wheel with this. I am tempted to post the differences of the 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. Fortunately for me, the e-torx bolts were still connected. Such a very satisfying process to fix a big problem like this. About 10 years ago I took it to the shop to have this fixed and I believe it was either just over $100 or just over $150. The worst part is that it came loose again and it needed to be done again. This time I used locktite and lock washers. Such a solid feel now. This process cost about $80 in parts and supplies. I may now try tackling my 1991 Wrangler. I suspect it will be more like your 1989 Cherokee.
What a great video! Like David, I watched the video from the other guys too. At the end of that video they just say reassemble in reverse! How many times have we heard that! What they don't tell you about reassembly could fill volumes. This is awesome, positioning the lock rack, selector spring & high beam plastic piece was great. Thank you
Dude, this was by far the best video for this. I have an 87 and this was like having a mechanic over my shoulder the entire time. Solid as a rock now. More than appreciated.
Thank you so much for putting this video together... there are a couple of other videos out there but they don't cover reassembly and a few of the things you cover were not in the other ones.... no way I could have gotten it back together without this video. Thanks so much!
Hi. Your video has saved me so far. I'm in the middle of reassembling. I've just put the three torx bolts in with the little annoying clip and and the key won't turn in the ignition.
Kelly Martin Try taking the clip out and see if that helps. My ignition cylinder is broken so it turns no matter what. Maybe that little green thing at the bottom of it is causing issues? I'd take the cylinder out and make sure with the key in it turns freely. Also check to see if the nub that it meshes to in the column will turn with pliers or something. Try and narrow down what is causing the issue.
Thanks for making this video. I watched it after I had watched a couple of the other disassembly videos from other guys. They helped me get the stuff apart but I was hosed on reassembly. Your video saved my ass a couple of times (high beam mechanism and the bearing mechanism) because mine had fallen to pieces and I had no idea how they were oriented or how it was supposed to work. Your trick for orienting the high beam mechanism with a pick was genius. It would have taken me hours to realize what I needed to do there.
Your video has been put together nicely and it was very informative. The list of specialty tools was a big plus and the details about orientation of small parts in the assembling of the steering column was awesome. I was lucky enough to had one of the four bolts still in😅. Watching your 35 minute video save me more than 35 minutes by far thanks again.
Awesome video. Watched it, got the tools, watched as I did the work. Perfect instructions. Could not have done the work without it. Thanks for taking the time to make and post.
Just got done dealing with a 1990 Pontiac Sunbird with those now infamous four loose bolts on my tilt column that they never put loctite on . What a fun job that was !! I've been through worse but shouldn't have had to deal with this to begin with . Can't believe this wasn't a recall . My bolts were at least 5 turns back out but not as bad as this Jeep. Fortunately I was able to get the pivot pin removal tool for only $10 at my local parts store which to my shock and amazement they actually had( in stock ! ) I've heard people talking about paying a ridiculous amount of money for this simple tool. I suppose I could have made one but for ten dollars I decided to pay it and get busy fixing it instead. On the bolts I just used a 1/4 inch 12 point 1/4 inch deep socket and it worked perfectly . I was thinking I might have to go back to the parts store and find a special socket I'd never use again . A word of caution .Make sure the removal bolt is grade 8 with decent threads . Otherwise you'll get one use only before the threads are shot .Also it can be a bitch if you have the key release lever in the way on the key side (of course) oh and watch out for the key gearing and make damn sure you don't get it out of alignment .Its a major bitch to deal with .Wow your column was hosed ! Also I saw a exposed wire on the column harness where the insulating jacket was scuffed off . In my case I opted for loctite red and not blue. I want to make damn sure it never backs out EVER again . Anyway great video and well put together .
Use RED LOCKTITE! Or maybe even that green ford gives you with their ball joints. I'm doing this for the 2nd time!! Did this 5 years ago and used blue... it's loose again and I'm not looking forward to this. Thanks for the video again! Lol I'm pretty sure I used your video last time to fix this too haha
Hey, bud, a big thanks for making this video! There are lots of others out there, but yours was thorough and well described. I just finished up my 90 Wrangler column, and it's nice and tight now. I ended up making my own tool to pull the pivot pins using an 8-32 bolt and nut as the puller and a big 5/8 nut as the "seat" for the puller (the pin came up through the center of the nut). Not a fun job, but it had to be done. You kept me company on my garage laptop the whole time.
Thanks for this great video - helped a lot. Couple of things.... Mark the 'polarity' of the universal 'ball' joint (visible at 14:35) when you first loosen the metal collar. When I pulled my collar off, the universal joint came apart and I put it back together (after cleaning and re-greasing) upside-down - the steering wheel only goes back on one way (with a few degrees of adjustment) and if you put the universal joint back together wrong, your steering wheel will only go back on upside-down - not a great thing to find out after you have everything back together. If you forgot to mark the joint, there's a witness mark on the nut end (right where the puller goes) of the outer universal joint section that points up (when the steering wheel is centred) The other thing is - that odd shaped little spring - 26:35 - clips on to the plastic body that holds the two copper contacts and then it's inserted into the square hole. The spring forms a bit of a triangle. The long side of the triangle goes flat against the bottom of the plastic body - the squiggly bit of the spring (pointing up) 'clips' onto the back of the plastic body and holds the spring in place while inserting the holder into the square hole. If you're planning on replacing the Cruise control lever (wiper speed, high beam, indicators) now's the time to do it while the steering column is partially disassembled. My CC wasn't working as some of the wires were broken (very common apparently) and they all broke off during the column tightening operation.
Thanks Nick! 1988 Grand Wagoneer, same column. I was lucky, the bolts didn't come all the way out! I'm still going to blue locktight it, and grease it up on installation. Probably wouldn't have said anything here, but i couldnt figure out where the little spring under the ignition slide thing. You did a great job on this video!!!
thanks for making that video! it really helped me out on getting this done tonight. the biggest difficulty with getting mine back together was trying to figure out how the upper bearing assembly went! all of the little ball bearings fell out! what a pain in the ass that was.
Bro GREAT DAMN JOB!! EVERYTHING GREAT CAM SHOTS LIGHTING EVERYTHING!!! I don't understand why there's one negative thumbs down on this video that blows my damn mine I have been looking for 4 hours how to get that plastic piece for the headlight dimmer switch in and you made it so so simple you are a great Instructor I am working on a 1986 Chevrolet C10 truck every bit of it was identical to my truck!!! Again bro GREAT JOB!!!
Thanks for the video. The tool list was perfect. I was able to complete the project in a couple of hours and my steering feels much better. I did do all 4 bolts. Autozone's tool lending program is awesome, and I bought a pivot pin puller from amazon $7.00 with prime, and I got the e8 socket from Harbor Freight (it had e4-e10 and was $8.00 with coupon).
Bet you didn’t know you were making the most helpful video to ever be put on the internet when you were filming this did you? Great video, job well done.
In the middle of doing my YJ now and just found your vid. Best one I have found on YT !! Thanks for detailing the need tools. I'm off to "the zone" to get what I need. THANKS!!!!
Just finished up, thanks to your video!! Very well done, you should think about becoming a teacher... But you will have to give up the "F bombs" lol 😎👏🏽
Man, excellent video the best commpare with other with similar problems i appreciate all the steps you take to show how do all the job, you are very talented, my son and i could finish our project thanks to your video. thanks again and again .
I was a bit off put at first at all the profanity but after I got halfway into doing it myself I understood. This video made things much easier. It would have taken me a lot longer if I wouldn't have had this walk through.
damn sick work! i'm now starting the same steering column project on a 91' but replacing the ignition cylinder and switch as well. should be fun, i figure i can do all three at once! thanks again big help
That little white box with the copper whiskers on it is actually the clock spring one contact is for the horn and other is for buzzer that u left the key in the ignition
Update: I got soo lucky that the bottom left bolt still had a couple of threads in. threw some thread locker on the bottom two and sent it thank you again for the video it was a massive help
Very thorough and well articulated step by step instructions! Not looking forward to doing this myself! Just bought an 89 GMC truck from my brother. The steering column is as bad as yours was. The only constructive criticism I would offer Is your camera was not always centered on the object you were filming, so I could not always follow exactly what you were looking at. I plan on taking lots of pictures during disassembly, and making lots of notes. Too many moving parts just to tighten 3 or 4 screws!
I think I used this video a couple years ago to tighten my 91 YJ steering wheel. So glad I found it again! Definitely getting saved in my "Jeep Shit" playlist this time!
Beautiful job explaining a very complicated intricate piece of engineering nightmare. You kept your composure even with expletives. I would have been cussing my head off and beating it with a ball peen hammer, no patience and half blind in my old age. Thank you, not that I would ever attempt this but I am certain you have helped many others. Not up to 72 virgins but maybe you could lay claim to say 25, sound good.
