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1987 Stering Column Broken

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Old Feb 16, 2016 | 01:13 PM
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1987 Stering Column Broken

The steering wheel unlocks, electrical works, but won't start nor will the shift lever unlock.

When I turn the cylinder to start the truck, it rotates too far forward and never engages the starter nor is there any spring kickback. I had to disassemble the linkage underneath to shift it into drive, then jump the solenoid to get home.

I'm not finding the diagram I need to figure out what part I need to fix this. I would swap a column with another truck, but my other trucks are ZF5s.

Any ideas?
 
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Old Feb 16, 2016 | 01:59 PM
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This explains my issue and how to fix
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But I don't have any extra wiring to pull on the turn signal switch so I can access the last screw.
 
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