Are they worth trying to rebuild? I have a friend that says it's not worth the time and when he tried to install the new bearing race, the column was too loose and it was sloppy. Does anyone sell a rebuilt or new unit?

I believe our sponsor, Ground up, sells rebuilt columns.

www.ss396.com (http://www.ss396.com)

FWIW, I had my column disassembled for paint and replaced a few parts during reassembly ( wel, my mechanic did ) and everything was fine. Maybe your column has just seen better days.

Ground up does sell them and I bought one it seems fine. Expect 3 to 6 month delivery.:(

Thank you for the quick responses. 3-6 months???

I found a guy on ebay that has been doing them for GM's for about 20 years. I have not installed t yet but seemed to be of good quality. Let me know if you want me to track down the seller name.

I ordered mine from GU early nov. and recieved late april. Been a while back. 2005 to 2006.

I found a guy on ebay that has been doing them for GM's for about 20 years. I have not installed t yet but seemed to be of good quality. Let me know if you want me to track down the seller name.


I'd be interested...:yes:

I found a guy on ebay that has been doing them for GM's for about 20 years. I have not installed t yet but seemed to be of good quality. Let me know if you want me to track down the seller name.

Please, if it ain't too much work.

These people I remember off of eBay, sell rebuilt columns. They are located in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Here is there link: http://www.gmtiltsteeringcolumn.com/index.html

Ethan

Yeah, thats the guy I bought from. He is in Indiana, and was very knowledgable.

Thank you Ethan and everyone else. Will I need to send that guy a core?

Jay,
Your welcome. It says on there website, that they will rebuild or restore your column. So, you probably would have to send them yours.

Ethan

Thanks from me too. Never know when I might need something like that done!:hurray:

What about the ones he has in stock?

The gentleman you are talking about is Wayne Wiles. He did a column for me about a year ago and did a fabulous job. Best to contact him directly to see what he has in stock. Otherwise you can follow his eBay listings. He goes by the username gmtilt. Here is a link to a current listing (he doesn't have a listing for a Chevelle column right now).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-80-81-MONTE-CARLO-MALIBU-CUTLASS-TILT-COLUMN_W0QQitemZ110260115672QQihZ001QQcategoryZ426 09QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem