Tilt steering repair
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I have been reading through this forum for some time now. I had no intention of actually joining. I joined just to say thank you for posting this! ............. but now that I am here........ why not stay?
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The worm should be working but "slipping" for this fix to work, if the worm isnt working at all I doubt the lil motor that moves the worm is working. I suggest u look into that and while ur wheel is already disassembled perform this hotfix to prevent any more problems
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Awsome write up I got my ls with the grrrrrr sound wounderin wut that was till I noticed awww it dosent tilt but as soon as I saw this poat I saw the light lol cant wait to try this fix tomarro thnx a load
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I just followed your instructions and my tilt is working again. One of the easiest repairs I have ever done. Thanks for the detail and pics.
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my tilt was working but my telescope in/out was not. I saw someone's response saying they gave the wheel a few tugs and that fixed it.
Just tried it on mine and what do you know! If your telescoping action doesn't work try grabbing your wheel and giving it a few tugs and pushes. The wheel isn't going to move, so don't be looking for it to, but wouldn't you know the motor started working again. Maybe some of that grease/gunk had dried up on the telescope gear drive and seized it. Who knows.....
Just tried it on mine and what do you know! If your telescoping action doesn't work try grabbing your wheel and giving it a few tugs and pushes. The wheel isn't going to move, so don't be looking for it to, but wouldn't you know the motor started working again. Maybe some of that grease/gunk had dried up on the telescope gear drive and seized it. Who knows.....
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My 19 yr. old daughter is the main SC driver, because I'm usually behind the wheel of my E250 work van. She drives with the seat forward and as high as it will go, so likes it up. I drive with the seat back and low, and the wheel blocks the lower cluster. Sure glad to see how easy it is to fix.
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I'm a garage door tech, among other things. I use WD-40 when someone uses an incorrect grease in Genie screw drive openers. A few squirts and the opener will seem to run well, but to do it right I soak it down and run all of the lube out of the rail, then regrease with the red grease Genie provides, or with a good white lithium, like Lubri-plate.
I suspect the yellow steering column grease is a lithium. Lithium isn't supposed to get thicker and thinner depending on temperature.
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