'67 & '68 owners...need help, please!

[ViaJoaquin@xxxxxxx]

I presume getting that tubular sleeve off is what is stopping you cold. One way 
to get it off is to use a piece of hardwood or a nylon drift (available at gun 
shops, looks like a glue stick) to tap it loose from the tilt opening (the 
lever screws out, just twist it!) and then work a screwdriver into the gap at 
the base of the column. My car would have none of that, that !@#$ sleeve was 
TIGHT! What I wound up doing was to pry the lip up with a scgewdriver (in an 
attempt to loosen the sleeve, no deal!) I then attached a pair of vise-grips to 
two sides of the pried up lip and alternately hammered on the vise-grips to get 
the !@#$ off! Once off I measured up to the mangled part and carefully wrapped 
masking tape around the outside, cut off the mangled 3/8 inch or so and filed 
down to the edge of the tape. The tape protected the paint on the sleeve and if 
someone didn't know the sleeve had a lip, you can't tell it has ever been 
altered! It's all hidden by the wheel anyway. Best of all, if the switch ever 
needs replacing again, the sheeve won't have to be touched!
Good Luck!

Roy
67 Crown FDHT  
> �----- Original Message -----
> �From: Carl F.
> �To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> �Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 1:56 PM
> �Subject: IML: '67 & '68 owners...need help, please!
>
>
> �My '67 Crown Coupe has no brake lights; T/S & taillights are OK & only the 
>FRONT 4-way flashers will light. (that switch is OK) �After extensive testing, 
>I've traced the problem to the T/S switch. I now have an NOS replacement 
>switch (2, actually...will sell the other), however the tilt/scope column & 
>the steering coulmn outer sleeve are giving me problems.
>
> �Would you believe that the original '67 shop manual does NOT address this 
>particular repair?
>
> �Anyway, I'm tired of using hand signals & am dying for a serious "road 
>trip", so any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> �Many thanks!
>
> �Carl Falletta
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