ididit Retrofit Steering Column 1970-75 Camaro User Manual

Retrot Steering Column

Installation Instructions

for 1970-75 Camaro

For Part #’s: 1620860010, 1620860020, 1620860051, 1620869910,
1620869920, 1620869951, 1625860010, 1625860020, 1625860051,
1625869910, 1625869920, 1625869951

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Instruction # 8000000060 REV 04/11

Images or examples in this booklet may vary from your specic installation.

(A)

(C)

These are the components that come with the column.

(Black Powder Coated column pictured above)

(B)

(A) Column & Hardware
(B) Horn Contact Kit
(C) Wiring Plugs with Terminals & Ignition Relay Pack
(D) Floor Mount with Clamp & Gasket
(E) Instructions & Dress Up Kit (Dress Up Kit pictured installed on column)

We will work through this installation using all these parts. For in­struction purposes we will assume the car is all original and an OEM
harness.

INDEX

REMOVAL.................................................................... 1 & 2

INSTALLATION OF COLUMN.............................................3

INSTALLATION OF KNOBS & LEVERS..............................4

ELECTRICAL INSTRUCTIONS........................................5-7

WHEEL INSTALLATION......................................................8

NOTES................................................................................9

(D)

Images or examples in this booklet may vary from your specic installation.

Note: These vehicles originally had a Neutral Safety Switch
on the column. Our column does not include one. ididit recom­mends a neutral safety switch for all automatic transmissions.

If your oor shifter does not have one built in, aftermarket
transmission mounted switches are available.

REMOVAL of OEM Column: Disconnect positive battery cable.

Disconnect battery. Verify that your steering
wheel and driving wheels are straight.

Under your hood, locate and remove the bolt
on the coupler between the column and inter­mediate shaft. Remove the Shift Linkage (if
equipped) from the lower lever on the column.
(Figure 1)

In your car, remove lower valance below col­umn. Note: If equipped with vent controls
this panel can be unscrewed and can hang
off to the side. (Figure 2)

Remove the hard cover from the rewall­oor (two screws). (Figure 3)

(Figure 2)

(Figure 1)

Under the dash, there are
2 nuts on the outside of the
dash bracket. Loosen these
two nuts but do not remove.
(Figure 4)

(Figure 4)

(Figure 3)

Remove the 4 bolts that hold the

oor mount to the rewall. Once

the bolts are loose, gently peel/

pry the rewall gasket from the
rewall.

1

Removal of Wires:

Half way down the tube on the
steering column, around the
12 O’clock position, there are
three wire plugs to disconnect.

The rst plug is at and about

4 inches long. Pry the release
open and remove the plug.
(Figure 5) There are two more
attached to the ignition switch
that should also be removed.
(Figure 6)

Note: They lock into each other and the

black one must be removed rst. There

are 2 release tabs on this connector.
Then the white or clear connector can
be removed; it has a release tab also.
There are also two plugs on the Neutral
Safety Switch further down the column.
These also must be removed.

(Figure 5)

(Figure 6)

Now the column is ready to be removed.

If possible, have a friend to help you
remove your column because sometimes the joint will stick on the
lower column shaft. If the joint is sticking to the lower shaft, the
joint can be opened with a screwdriver while the column is pulled
from the inside.

Now remove the last two nuts that we had you loosen earlier and
the column will be free. At this point, the column can be pulled
toward the driver and down. Remove the column carefully and

remember that the oor mount is still afxed to the column. Try not

to smack the dash mount on the dash board.

With the column on a work bench you will
need to remove the 4 bolts that hold the
dash mount to the column tube. Note: The
aluminum blocks face the steering wheel
end of the column. We will not be reusing
the bolts. (Figure 7)

2

(Figure 7)