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Hi Rob,
Thanks for the quick response. You are correct, the steering column does not have a locking key. The cam is black with a spring loaded contact & is pictured in most parts magazines (e.g. Classic Industries) as a Chevy 71-72 cancelling cam for a tilt wheel. Any idea why the cam does not hit the canceling cam plate? Are there springs or attachments to the cam that contact the cancelling plate?
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I bought a tilt steeering column for my street rod & it was claimed to be from a 77 Chevy Van but the parts in it appear to be a 72 column. It has obviously been dis-assembled & not properly re-assembled. I can't seem to find an exploded view on how to re-assmble. Also the canceler doesn't work - it appears to be missing parts as the canceling cam does not contact the canceling body when it turns. Does the coil spring go above or below the canceling cam? Thanks much for your help on this!
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I still even in the factory service manuals have not seen a good blow up or installation instructions for these columns. Maybe I shold write one.
You can contact me at robo14@aol.com
As for your question on the spring, the cancel cam sits on top of the springin most cases, but it has been so long since I have worked on a van column that old, I would need to see photos. Correct me if I am wrong, but I don't believe the 72 had a locking steering wheel. With the locking steering wheel, the cancel cam sits on top of the spring and the compression of the lock plate holds the cancel cam in place.
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I really wish I could help you and I am really trying to strain to remeber what I am dealing with. I remember many weird things about those columns like the t.s wires running inside the steering column instead of being external and I rember something being goofy about the t.s. switch. Can you send me pics to my personal email to refresh my memory maybe?
