Posted by NCWayne on January 04, 2014 at 18:53:29 from (173.188.169.54):
In Reply to: OT. Ford truck posted by tomturkey on January 04, 2014 at 17:35:07:
One question not asked so far is does it have a tilt wheel or a fixed wheel, as it makes a big difference. I"ve got an "87 Ford truck, with a tilt wheel, that had a similar problem, twice. I"m thinking that mine and yours are the same. That said, the first time mine was simply hard as heck to start, especially when it got cold. It wound up getting harder and harder until it simply wouldn"t start. In that instance it wound up being a piece of tape off the wiring harness going up the column that had gotten wrapped aroud the rod that another post talked about. The tape eventually got into the switch itself and pushed it apart so it wouldn"t start.
The second time, I think was a result of the first problem. What happened then was in a tilt column there is a arched piece of aluminum with a "guide rod", pin, etc that carries the movement of the lock cylinder through the tilt part of the column and on to the rod that goes to the switch. I think the force to overcome the tape on mine the first time cracked the piece and it eventually failed. I called around and everyone said they didn"t make one so I took a piece of steel and machined my own. Several months later I was in Oreilies looking for something else, and they do carry them. To change the piece you have to pretty much disassemble top end of the column and get the hinge part off. Once the hinge part is off it also has to be disassembled to change the part. Just be careful when you pull the pins holding it together, that the spring doesn"t go flying. Hope this helps.
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