Thanks for taking the time to share the pain you went through. I haven't started my column yet as I wanted to watch a few videos on the subject and I could see this happening to me if I didn't see your video first.
Hey friend, I did the same thing. Ended up just punching the pin out from the back from the gap on the underneath side of the column there. The angle is steep but if you reset your punch, (I used a flathead screw driver) every time you strike the end of the screw driver and make sure your actually hitting the back of the pin you can have that pin out in about 20 min. Before you try this soak the back and front of the pin with wd-40 , I actually reused the pin with the broken piece inside the pin still lol, I never plan on doing that job again lol. FYI, this technique is only if you have already broken the tool off in the pin before your were able to extract it.
I bought 1 it didnt break but the threads on the nut provided stripped. My solution... I went to the hardware store amd bought an 8/32 allen bolt about 1.5 inches long and some washers, used that and the original steering wheel nut pulled both pins with no issue, used high-quality bolts.
I’m about to do this job on an 80s GM car, and I’d watched other videos talking about doing the job but no cautions about how the tool breaks. Great video, thanks! By any chance, do you have a link to that long video on the column tear down and reassembly?
A Big Note to everybody! Use some PB Blaster the day before and use lubricant spray inside the threaded hole and on the bolt. That way if the bolt breaks, hopefully it with back out much easier. Also, after you bottom out the bolt back it out one turn so it will come out easier if it brakes.
I just rented the pullers and bought the tool at oreilleys for 12.00. It says on the instrructions the key is to hold the smaller 10 mm hex with a wrench while turning in the 12mm nut or its going to break off the 8-32 bolt in the pin. Both mine came out super nice. now i still cant get the plate off to get to the 4 bolts underneath. haven't seen that video yet. 1 thing i did was I didn't bottom out the 8-32 in the hole. i bottomed it out and then backed it off 1 turn just so it didn't bottom out when I started turning the 12mm nut.
My pivot pin didn't break, but the threads on the part in the pin stripped out on the first one. I uses two wrenches as it requires. Didn't get either one of them out.
Man ya that sucks I eventually ended up buying a used column from a guy and replacing the whole column. I got the truck on the road finally after having transmission issues as you can see in one of my other videos. I ended up selling the truck and regretted it every day. Hope you get it figured out.
Okay so mine was all stripped out nothing would thread in somebody else "not me" messed up my g body Cutlass so I was able to put in self-tapping metal screws with my impact gun and 2 skinny wrenches against each other to pry out the pivot pins without any special tools I don't recommend this unless yours are already ruined but it saved me an arm and a leg
@@hosswilliams335 good luck bud I hope you do better than me. I used a slide hammer I bought from harbor freight and got the pen out. I eventually after a few months bought a whole new column and installed it.
@@tobroke2007 I hope I don't have to do a new Column I just put a new motor and trans in the truck I'm hoping to actually drive it down the road soon 😂
Thanks for taking the time to share the pain you went through. I haven't started my column yet as I wanted to watch a few videos on the subject and I could see this happening to me if I didn't see your video first.
Glad you watched and liked it. Just take your time and research as much till you fill confident. It's not as bad as it looks.
Hey friend, I did the same thing. Ended up just punching the pin out from the back from the gap on the underneath side of the column there. The angle is steep but if you reset your punch, (I used a flathead screw driver) every time you strike the end of the screw driver and make sure your actually hitting the back of the pin you can have that pin out in about 20 min. Before you try this soak the back and front of the pin with wd-40 , I actually reused the pin with the broken piece inside the pin still lol, I never plan on doing that job again lol. FYI, this technique is only if you have already broken the tool off in the pin before your were able to extract it.
I need to try this on mine I got a deadline to finish the car
Im actually going thru the same damn problem now.
I bought 1 it didnt break but the threads on the nut provided stripped. My solution... I went to the hardware store amd bought an 8/32 allen bolt about 1.5 inches long and some washers, used that and the original steering wheel nut pulled both pins with no issue, used high-quality bolts.
I’m about to do this job on an 80s GM car, and I’d watched other videos talking about doing the job but no cautions about how the tool breaks. Great video, thanks!
By any chance, do you have a link to that long video on the column tear down and reassembly?
A Big Note to everybody! Use some PB Blaster the day before and use lubricant spray inside the threaded hole and on the bolt. That way if the bolt breaks, hopefully it with back out much easier. Also, after you bottom out the bolt back it out one turn so it will come out easier if it brakes.
I just rented the pullers and bought the tool at oreilleys for 12.00. It says on the instrructions the key is to hold the smaller 10 mm hex with a wrench while turning in the 12mm nut or its going to break off the 8-32 bolt in the pin. Both mine came out super nice. now i still cant get the plate off to get to the 4 bolts underneath. haven't seen that video yet. 1 thing i did was I didn't bottom out the 8-32 in the hole. i bottomed it out and then backed it off 1 turn just so it didn't bottom out when I started turning the 12mm nut.
Live n learn thank u for the tip
Grade 8 screw from hardware store
With nut and washers
My pivot pin didn't break, but the threads on the part in the pin stripped out on the first one. I uses two wrenches as it requires. Didn't get either one of them out.
Man ya that sucks I eventually ended up buying a used column from a guy and replacing the whole column. I got the truck on the road finally after having transmission issues as you can see in one of my other videos. I ended up selling the truck and regretted it every day. Hope you get it figured out.
it appears like he dug the side of the column to pry the pin out after he broke the tool
Okay so mine was all stripped out nothing would thread in somebody else "not me" messed up my g body Cutlass so I was able to put in self-tapping metal screws with my impact gun and 2 skinny wrenches against each other to pry out the pivot pins without any special tools I don't recommend this unless yours are already ruined but it saved me an arm and a leg
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I did the exact same thing just used the one wrench and had never done it before now I'm fighting it trying to get it out
I eventually had to drill into it and use a slide hammer to get it out.
@@tobroke2007 I have a carbide bit I'm gonna try to drill with it this weekend but I've must have broke 5 drill bits and one extractor so far
@@hosswilliams335 good luck bud I hope you do better than me. I used a slide hammer I bought from harbor freight and got the pen out. I eventually after a few months bought a whole new column and installed it.
@@tobroke2007 I hope I don't have to do a new Column I just put a new motor and trans in the truck I'm hoping to actually drive it down the road soon 😂
Long thin punch and go through the other side
Works on both sides?
Btw, the pin I was working on was the left pin if your sitting in the drivers seat, not sure if this works on the right side
Glad you got them out. I got mine out but later ended up buying a real nice used column for 100 and replacing the whole thing.
its carbide tipped, not carbon.
geez