Alright so a couple of weeks ago my hatch almost got stolen.
I noticed that when i was fixing it the steering rack was somehow cricked? Well the wiper control and the turn signal doesn't seem to be level. Also when the plastic housings that go behind the steering wheel, it leaves a big gap between the plastic cover and the cluster cover.
I was wondering why is it like this? How to fix it? Any other comments are greatly appreciated.
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are you sure that all of the 4 bolts that holds it up are all mounted...!!!

 

did the hulk try to steal your car? there are 4 main bolts that hold your steering rack into place. that would suck if the bracket for that is broken.

 

yes they are all there and all bolted tight.

Anyone else???

 

damn noo wayy bro. where they trying to steal your car? they didnt **** up the paint right.

 

naw they didn't. nothing was taken everything is still there thank god. they just busted my ignition switch and the plastic that is behind the steering wheel. oh and obviously my steering rack cause this **** is like cricked or something.

 

oh damn.

 

That is not the steering rack....
That is your steering column and column support.

If you take five mins to carefully look at your column, You will see the problem.


also, a "cricked" is a bug.

 

Cricked isn't even a bug, nor a word. Cricket is a bug, crooked is the word you're looking for. Cricked is... holy hell, I don't even know. I wasn't sure if you were trying to say your steering was chirping.

If the column is bent you can pretty easily remove and replace it, but I can see the bracket holding part of the column is bent right where it goes under your gauge cluster.

 

x2 thats insane

 

okay so i don't know if this matters but i took pictures of my sedan (90 honda civic) the bottom part of the column that connects to this plastic underneath where the fuse box is but they seem to be different?

and this is my hatchbacks

 

Your steering rack might be CROOKED because they broke the steering column lock with a sledge or hammer so they could drive it.

 

alright i got this down. now what to do to fix it?
can it be fixed back to regular or would i have to get a new one?

 

sure, bending a steering column back to being straight as an arrow is very easy with a few simple tools. You will need some kerosene, two lemons, a rubber ducky, and a new steering column...

 

awww this sucks....
is it difficult to do it?
what exactly do i need to buy?
or should i go the easy route and pay for labor to get it done?

 

Sounds like you should take it to somebody else... You will need a new column and sounds like new ignition cylinder and maybe new locks. go to the dealer and ask them what to do.

 

ya take it to the dealer if you want to get raped in the face!!! come on dig into it and LEARN!!!! whats wrong with people these days

 

why would i need a new ignition cylinder and lock?
it's just the steering column tho?
and i don't want to take it to a dealer..*****' expensive

 

just go to the local pick n pull and get a steering column.they are not hard to put in!

 

correct me if i'm wrong but it's the steering shaft right?
#10?

 

yes but might as well take the whole assembly.

 

http://www.spoonertuner.com/manuals you can download the manual here if you need some assistance on taking it out and putting it back in!!!

 

I feel like you can tackle it then by all means save yourself some money. But it sounds to me like you have no idea where to start. Being that you even had trouble figuring out that it was bent, I would not recommend you mess with it.

 

thank you i greatly appreciate the help.
well i'm just getting the information and then giving it to my brother in law. he usually helps me out with these things. we tend to figure it out with all this information that is given to us.

thank you to everyone.