Two torque screws on the back of the steerin g wheel release the airbag (TAKE out the Airbag fuses and disconnect the Negative battery cable first!). Steering wheel must be unbolted and pulled. Key switch taken out. The rest is self-expanatory.
when do you know when you have a bad steering column
On top of lower portion of steering column.
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as far as I know, left side of the steering column. At least, on the column somewhere.
Most likely next to steering column. near dash board
under the dash around the steering column area.
Any steering column from a 1978-83 Chevy Malibu, 1978-87 El Camino, 1978-88 Monte Carlo could work, depending if it's a column or floor shift
Both. The Monte Carlo SS had a floor shifter (what I own), but the regular monte's had column shift
Top of the steering column, it pushes down and pops back up on the 2nd try.
apparently the dimmer switch is bad in the steering column.
You will have to replace the switch that is under the top cover on the steering column, the steering wheel has to come off to get the cover off.
It is serviced in the power steering reservior.jd