<VV> '67 Telecolumn - Learned something new.

[Roger Gault]

It's been about 4 years since I've been into my '65 tele column, and I was
pretty distracted by the heart attack I was having as I put things back
together.  Also, I was fixing my turn signal switch, not looking for this
kind of problem.

But the only thing I can think of is that you might have a missing
snap-ring.  There's a ring that fits in a groove in the movable part of the
shaft, below the turn signal switch.  I think that ring is what pulls the
turn signal/housing/inner sleeve up with the wheel.  The ring looks like a
piece of round wire bent in a circle around the shaft.  There's a pretty
good exploded view of the whole assembly in the '65 service manual.  I
assume your '67 manual is similar.

Some of the more "shafty" list members might have a better clue.

Roger


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren "Big D" Agazio" <darrenvvagazio at yahoo.com>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 9:00 PM
Subject: <VV> '67 Telecolumn - Learned something new.


> So I still have my telecolumn in my '67 and still don't like it. There is
a ('65-'66?) on eBay right now #290090366460 and it looks like the whole
steering head moves back and forth. My '67 just pulls out of the case 3",
exposing the shaft and you can see the turnsignal guts.
>
> While typing this, I just went back and checked. OK, the wheel does pull
out several inches and stops. However, I grabbed the turn signal assembly
and it slid out too. Evidently, my column just needs a little work. It also
got a lot cooler! And by the end of this email I like the Telecolumn and
it's mine, all mine. Stupid me, all this time I couldn't figure out why GM
would leave the internals exposed when you  extend the wheel. And to think,
I was going to sell this.
>
> If anyone knows what causes this, let me know. Otherwise, I'll just take
it apart and rebuild it with direction from the service manual.
>
> -Darren
> Rocketcity, AL
> 1967 Monza Coupe (rust bucket that wife wants to get rid of so she can
park the H3 there but I want to cut and weld and play with and even if it
goes I'm keeping the column/AC/engine-drivetrain/gas tank/doors ect.)
project car
>
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