I noticed that my Steering column is crooked? I thought it was just the plastics so it'd be a easy fix. But when my friend and i installed my new steering wheel this past weekend we found out that the whole thing is crooked? The turn signal switch is lower than the Wiper switch so i guess it makes it turned to the left? Does anyone know what caused this? And also how i can fix it? Help please!

This is the only picture i have of it right now. I'll get better ones later.



 

either the nuts and bolts holding the column up are loose on one side, or someone put a bar through the wheel and tried to break the lock and bent the column instead.

 

hmmm I can find out if anyone has ever tried to steal the car. But i'm pretty sure no one has. Im going to have to research the nuts and bols holding the column up...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94EG8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">either the nuts and bolts holding the column up are loose on one side, or someone put a bar through the wheel and tried to break the lock and bent the column instead.</TD></TR></TABLE>

very likely

if you pull those covers off you may be able to get down there and loosen it enough to try to adjust it back.

 

When we had the covers off when we were installing the steering wheel. I tried to move it and it felt totally solid. I thought it was welded and not able to move. I'll get under there this weekend and check it out. Hope its not asking too much to ask you guys if you have any diagrams or pictures of which nuts these are?

 

Take the knee bolster off (big plastic piece that covers the steering column and fuse panel) you will see two brackets holding up the steering column, one bracket uses studs with nuts, the other uses bolts. 2 nuts, 2 bolts, 4 things to check total.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94EG8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Take the knee bolster off (big plastic piece that covers the steering column and fuse panel) you will see two brackets holding up the steering column, one bracket uses studs with nuts, the other uses bolts. 2 nuts, 2 bolts, 4 things to check total.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup

 

Thanks guys. I'll try to get it it tomorrow and i'll let you know how it goes.

 

someone stole my car and when i got everything fixed steering column never the same

 

when my last civic was broken into, they yanked the steering wheel to snap the pin so they could move my car. as a result, the column was tweaked. that's the only reason your steering column would look like that. if you want it fixed, buy a new steering column.

 

Well i'll check tomorrow and see if those nuts and bolts will fix the problem!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SoCal EJ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when my last civic was broken into, they yanked the steering wheel to snap the pin so they could move my car. as a result, the column was tweaked. that's the only reason your steering column would look like that. if you want it fixed, buy a new steering column.</TD></TR></TABLE>
same here

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94EG8 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> someone put a bar through the wheel and tried to break the lock and bent the column instead.</TD></TR></TABLE>

mine was like that i tweaked it back its ok but i still need a new one.

 

I've got to agree with the guys who said they had the same thing happen when their cars were stolen.

Looking at the column in the car you could see it was crooked, but when you looked at the brackets and such there wasn't anything obviously damaged.

 

Tried unscrewing those nuts and bolts. Couldnt spin the column. Whats the other way to fix this? What would i need to buy?

 

anyone?

 

A column.

 

buy a new column

you'll be way better of

i kind fix mine but u have to try to stick a bar across and try to bend it back idk it work for me for now

 

Thanks everyone...