My steering column has become loose. How do I fix?

If the whole column is moving follow the column from the steering wheel down to the firewall. You should find one or two brackets designed to hold the column in place. The bolts on the brackets may have worked loose. If the movement is inside the column shell I would strongly urge you to seek professional help immediately as this not an area for a beginner. Hope this helps. Ralph

"There are 4 screws at the base of the steering column that typically come loose. Disassembly of the steering column is necessary.

1st - Remove the steering wheel by loosening the nut under the horn button; then use a steering wheel puller to pull the steering wheel off of the splined hub.

2nd - Remove the steering wheel lock plate by using the lock plate puller tool to press the lock plate down; then remove the retaining ring.

3rd - Carefully remove the turn signal cancel cam; turn signal switch; key switch and plastic collar.

4th - Remove the steering column pivot pins. There is a special too for this job.

5th - You should now have access to the 4 loose bolts. They use an external torx head. Remove the bolts, one by one; apply threadlocker to the threads, then reinstall bolts.

This is the basic run down (from memory) of the job, there may be some additional (simple) steps. A good tech can knock one out in under 45 mins, however, if this is your first one; take your time and allow several hours for this job.

This problem does not only affect c/k trucks. Any GM vehicle with tilt wheel during the 80s through the mid 90s (before SRS) suffer this problem. It is common, and I have fixed many myself."

I was just under the dash of my '91 K2500 and scavenged a column from an '88 van. Your rig is similar.

if it has tilt steering , replace the hole calm most are welded . wen the clinch pin hobbles out . it gets dangerous

like to see inside steering culom for position of turning light & starting swith