Steering Column Replacement Options

[Papituyo326]

I have an 87 WE4 that was broken into and the steering column tilt retention mechanism was severely damaged. I have access to an 84 Monte Carlo steering column nearby from a local junkyard.

Are the columns for these two G bodies similar enough that I can do a simple swap over, or component swap?

 

[ttaowner]

IT WILL WORK . IS THE OTHER COLUMN FLOOR SHIFT AS WELL? IF NOT I HAVE SOME COLUMNS HERE

 

[charlief1]

You can still get all the parts for the column and repair what you've got if you want. It's a bit of a pain but if you do a little reading and take your time you should be able to do it.

 

[Guess]

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/s...n&year=1987&make=Buick&model=Regal&vi=5000098

See if this has all the parts you need. I used the BWD parts on mine. There is also a write up on how to change it out. I can't remember where I saw it.

 

[Papituyo326]

Ended getting the monte/el camino column for 40 bucks. Tilt mechanism is in great shape and appears identical to the regal. Going to try swapping over only the broken pieces.

 

[BIGPSI]

same column, as long as they are both tilt and floor shift. rebuilding them is fairly easy,but a swap is much faster

 

[Papituyo326]

It's a column shift, but looks like the tilt-lock mechanism is the same.

 

[BIGPSI]

still the same if both are column shift.column shift will work with floor shift,you will just have a nub where shifter was,or swap out the lower bowl