Fwd: Re: <VV> '67 Telecolumn - Learned something new.

Louis C. Armer,Jr. carmerjr at mindspring.com
Fri Mar 9 23:36:50 EST 2007


Boy o Boy, What a chance for Danny to shine !!! :-)
Chuck Armer
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>From: "Roger Gault" <r.gault at sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Corvair List" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: Re: <VV> '67 Telecolumn - Learned something new.
>Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 21:41:48 -0600
>
>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
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>----- 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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