92 Steering Column Replacement
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92 Steering Column Replacement
I have a wasted 92 column and need to replace. Found one out of I think out of 94 but has air bag will this still work or will I have to change over other wiring from mine to use it ?? Air bag obviously will not work so other than that what is different? thanks fo r any insight!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You can remove the airbag. I installed a town car column into my 93 F350 crewcab for several reasons in place of the original, falling apart column.
This "surgury" requires care... you can easily fire it in your face if you aren't careful. But here is what I did.
I removed the four nuts on the back of teh wheel that holds the airbag in place, then wiggled it out. I disconnected the connector, which is self shorting, which is supposed to prevent the bag from firing when not installed.
I carefully drilled out all the rivets around the perimeter of the BACK of the air bag - removing the rubbery horn pad from the metal chassis behind it.
Then I drilled out all the rivets that hold the air bag onto the metal chassis, then fired the air bag on the lawn so this way I could toss it in the trash and not worry about the safety of my garbage men.
The then slipped the rubbery cover back over the metal chassis, and re-riveted it back in place, then reinstalled the pad onto the steering wheel. It looks flawless as if I've done nothing, yet there's no exploding-bag-of-gas sitting there waiting to kill me, since my truck has no circuitry to fire air bags anyway.
This "surgury" requires care... you can easily fire it in your face if you aren't careful. But here is what I did.
I removed the four nuts on the back of teh wheel that holds the airbag in place, then wiggled it out. I disconnected the connector, which is self shorting, which is supposed to prevent the bag from firing when not installed.
I carefully drilled out all the rivets around the perimeter of the BACK of the air bag - removing the rubbery horn pad from the metal chassis behind it.
Then I drilled out all the rivets that hold the air bag onto the metal chassis, then fired the air bag on the lawn so this way I could toss it in the trash and not worry about the safety of my garbage men.
The then slipped the rubbery cover back over the metal chassis, and re-riveted it back in place, then reinstalled the pad onto the steering wheel. It looks flawless as if I've done nothing, yet there's no exploding-bag-of-gas sitting there waiting to kill me, since my truck has no circuitry to fire air bags anyway.
