This is a video of me reassembling the steering column in my 1990 Buick Lesabre after tearing it apart. I had to make the shifter move but had lost the keys….
Buick Lesabre Steering Column Reassembly
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After removing the steering wheel with a pulley, how do u put the steering
wheel back on?? Im serious, I cant get it back on … Everythings in the
same place it was when it was removed, I had to fix the dimmer switch and
now im stuck…. thanks!!!
i have a 91 lesabre custom currently am trying to remove that signal switch
and replace it how do we get it through the column? help would be greatly
appreciated
I hope I don’t sound like a jerk…..But… you say in your video that this
all started because you lost your key. A locksmith could have made you a
new key for less than $100.00 dollars……….Whats your time worth??
You might want to check the harmonic balancer, mine went and made a
terrible sound that sounded like a bad bearing.
I have a 90 lesabre too…probably 300k+ miles…The odo only works when it
wants to…it shows 260k…It’s no longer the daily driver, but it’s a
great dog taxi…Plus I don’t worry about door dings. It’s just too damn
reliable to get rid of, the AC even works like an arctic blast too. 3800’s
are Awesome…if GM still built cars like this, they wouldn’t have gone
bankrupt….Oh yeah…it still passes California smog check
I have a ’91, and mine has had a problem (twice now) where the steering
wheel gets loose (it has tilt) and the left turn signal flashes slowly or
won’t flash at all. The right signal works fine, though. A mechanic friend
of mine tightened some bolts that were deep down in the column, but now
it’s doing it again. I wonder if there’s a more permanent fix to the
situation?
@zcomputerwiz how bout the master cylinder under the hood going bad
just last night, people tried to steal my 81 lesabre
@delacerdaa It might be a loose wire on one of the sensors, a bad sensor,
or low brake fluid. Try using a code reader that can read codes from the
ABS system to identify the source of the problem. You can use one for free
at O’Reilly’s or some other automotive stores.
I dont see why anyone would rather have keyless ignition, when you could
just get a new ignition cylinder and get a new key that fits it.
Btw turning signal on these columns just slides out pull hard on it but
take off the small box around it unplug the cruise control
@Midnightfilmcrew I’m not exactly sure! As far as I know you have to remove
the steering column from the car, then pull the steering wheel and the
shrouds off of it. This should give you some access. I assume the problem
you are running into is that the plug won’t fit through the covers. I think
there might be a plastic piece that is in the way too. Be really careful if
your car has an airbag!
my 91 was stolen, they busted the left side shrouding off of the column and
busted the lock cylinder. now to start it I have to use a screwdriver and
pull back on the piece that your rod connects to to start the car. I have
since installed a pushbutton from autozone
That’s what my friend said. I’m going to try to see if he’ll do it again
(it’s hard to get ahold of him, and I REALLY don’t want to have to do it
myself) and this time, put the locktite on. I have a video on here showing
exactly what it’s doing. Thanks for the help!
thanks for the video it really helped us a lot after tightening our tilt
wheel and replacing our key switch we couldn’t figure out why the key
switch didn’t spring back from start to on but after watching this we knew
how to fix it! My dad is a patient guy he actually got the rod re attached.
God bless you
Hey why is my anti lock sensor light keep turning on and off? My brkes feel
fine……
Replacing the steering column isn’t too bad. Loosen or remove the bolt that
connects it to the pinion and disconnect the shift selector, both are in
the engine compartment. I think there are two large bolts that hold the
steering column up and three that hold it to the firewall. There are two
large electrical connectors on the firewall in the cab, one for the
ignition switch and one for the turn signals (iirc). Unclip the gearshift
indicator. Installation is the reverse of removal.
i just bought a 91 Buick Lesabre and the steering wheel is pretty bad its
like torns and just horrible, am i able to get a new steering wheel
something real nice like a grant steering wheel or something like that
The screws that hold everything together have locktite on them from the
factory, if they keep getting loose you might want to reapply locktite. If
that doesn’t help, something might be stripped and you would need a new
steering column. Replacing these is not too bad, just a few bolts in the
engine compartment and wires under the dash : )
my 91 also seems like it bogs down during acceleration it runs smooth but
it lags almost as if there’s a vacuum leak… But I haven’t been able to
trace it back to anything. I also had to go digging for a charcoal canister
because the one I had was saturated with fuel, which leads me to believe I
could also have a fuel issue. Any help would be appreciated.
Can you please. Help me i have a 91 lesabre I’ve had the steering column
replaced and about a month ago the tilt is all loose like it works but the
ignition. And steering wheel seem to wobble. A lot. Lots of play. From t
he. Tilt. Point how do i tighten all that up do i go from bottom or
straight through. The center. With the steering wheel off?? It’s been
bugging me so much
I would have just went to the boneyard and got a new steering column.
How fo u take it apart though???