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11-11-2003, 06:51 PM
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Steering Column Swap
MY '76 GMC has a non-tilt steering column with some busted signal light parts. In a swap with a wrecker, I got a pretty good tilt steering column from from an '84 Chevy. Since I've got it, I'd like to install it in the '76, but I'm worried about wiring. Does anyone know if the wire plugs are the same? I'm not keen on having to lie under the dash rewiring a bunch of stuff.
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11-11-2003, 08:12 PM
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You get what you pay for
 
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I'm not real sure, but I doubt the plugs are exactly the same. One thing I know is different is the dimmer switch is on the signal lever, along with the wipers, so I'm guessing a little wiring is in order.
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11-12-2003, 11:38 AM
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The tilt wheel on my 77 Bonanza was way loose so I pulled one from a 79 Silverado. No problems with the plug-in, but I had to use the lower steering shaft from the 79 as the splines are different between the two models/years??? But everything pluged in and worked fine.
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11-12-2003, 08:19 PM
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I'm back with 2nd truck!
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MIke's right on with the plug harness. You need to get a 83 or older one to get the wiper controls on the dash like you have now compared to the 84 which has them on the column. The swap is really easy otherwise. While you have the column out it would be a great time to paint it as well as tighten up the 4 torx bolts that are famous for loosening on us.
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11-17-2003, 11:03 PM
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The wrecker must have told me the wrong year because my column doesn't have wiper controls on the column. I guess that's a good thing for the sake of the swap.
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Present: 2015 Tacoma. Yeah, not a GM, but I love it. 1969 GMC 32,000 - fix, drive, relax, fix... 2019 BMW R1250 GSA - Yahoooooooo 1979 Honda GL 1000 - retro touring at its best. Past: '05 Sierra 4x4 - Had 270,000 KM and running well when it was written-off by a stop sign runner. '94 F-150 from the "F word" company. I'll admit it...good truck. Sold what was left of it for $800 to a guy who came to pick it up at 11:00 PM with cash in hand. Hmm. '79 Sierra Grande (Black) organ donor - perfect rebuildable 4-bolt 350 and a good TH350. '76 Sierra Grande (Orange) - hate isn't too strong a word. Kid who bought it turned it into a hot rod. '68 C-10 R.I.P. - Dad's old truck...too far gone to resurrect. '59 C-50 - with hoist. Truck is gone, wife isn't. Nuff said. |
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