Sorry... couldn't resist!

 

HAHAHAHAHAH that's what I've been doing for the past 3 days now. Lol I think I'm just going to rent the power steering tools and see what I can come up with.

 

Gotta take the wheel off. Ang get the tool to compress the plate and get the retaining clip off
Might as well replace the whole turn assembly
While your in there and tighten up the tilt
If yours has tilt

 

Its pretty simple really a lot of people are afraid to take
Columns apart for some reason
Back in the day since gm put this same column in million s of vehicles I would do a couple a week for 75 a pop

 

I just had mine apart and there are some small parts that are a pain in the arse. It sounds to me like you need to replace the switch assembly inside. if you took it apart far enough to have to remove the plate and snap ring then you see the assembly that has wiring that runs down the column. I have no idea how you fish the new wiring down though. I will have to do this eventually too since my directional clicks for right turn but not for the left. I found a site with a blow up of the column if you need it I probably have it somewhere. Mark

 

Oh believe i've taken the steering column apart several times. Lol Not my first rodeo!! I was hoping there was a shortcut though. Lmao..... At one point I installed the whole steering wheel and forgot to put the little plastic for the horn and oh boy was i screaming. Lol At another time I installed everthing correctly except i forgot to put the plastic piece that is used for the long beams so took the whole thing apart and did it again.. I'm having ahard time finding the turn signal switch most of them come with the "red square" hazards on top. I can't seem to find without. I wonder if i just take the "red box" off it would still work. If u do have those pics send them my way they might come in handy.

 

... At one point I installed the whole steering wheel and forgot to put the little plastic for the horn and oh boy was i screaming. Lol At another time I installed everthing correctly except i forgot to put the plastic piece that is used for the long beams so took the whole thing apart and did it again..

Do your work organized. Put all the parts in a small bucket so you can't miss re-installing them.

 

I just had mine apart and there are some small parts that are a pain in the arse. It sounds to me like you need to replace the switch assembly inside. if you took it apart far enough to have to remove the plate and snap ring then you see the assembly that has wiring that runs down the column. I have no idea how you fish the new wiring down though. I will have to do this eventually too since my directional clicks for right turn but not for the left. I found a site with a blow up of the column if you need it I probably have it somewhere. Mark

Hi Mark did u find that page on taking the column apart. Im going to need it

 

I actually changed the turn signal lever on mine without ripping the column apart you just have to remove the top and bottom plastic cover then you can turn the steering wheel to get at 3 torque screws that hold it on the wiring harness runs down the outside of the column and plugs into the harness under the steering column

 

hmmm interesting... also i noticed these turn signal kits have that "RED SQUARE HAZARD" my 1993 astro van doesn't have it, so it's been hard for me to find one. Any idea where i can get one for a 1993 astro van? i don't know the exact name for it. Also, i might have to take everyything apart because the lever that moves the turn signal up and down broke as well. I might have to go to a junk yard and get that small particular small part. :/

 

OK, I'm a GEN3 guy, so this is all foreign to me. HOWEVER, a quick search through Amazon and I found the following...
PLEASE NOTE- I have no idea if this is right, compare to what you have. Maybe a GEN1 fan can please fact check me here?

Wiper/ multi-function switch (what the wiper lever goes into): Be sure to order the right one, they are different for tilt steering, etc.
https://amzn.com/B000C9SP9W

Turn signal switch (should work in tandem with wiper switch/ lever): Not sure if you need this but in case you do...
https://amzn.com/B004C0OXXO

Multi function lever: Again, check the options, make sure they match up with what you have, like cruise control, int wiper, etc.
https://amzn.com/B00KWMQYQK

The really funny thing here is... I used most of the exact same parts to rebuild the column in my '92 Jeep Wrangler... Gotta love AMC/ Crapsler huh. It was easy to tear down and reassemble, very straight forward I thought. Give it a shot, what the hell haha.