Got in the z tonight and went to put the tilt wheel down and it would not budge. Can drive the car but the wheel will not come down. Very unsafe and uncomfortable.
Called road side assistance and they wanted to tow the thing to a dealer. I told the lady I could drive it to a dealer. They were not much help. She did ask if I was in a safe area though.
So, is this the column lock problem that I have read about or is this something that just happend to me. Any help with this problem would be great.
It's been a great week for my cars. Flat on the Z Monday, steering problem Sat. Electrical interior light short on Oldsmoble on Tuesday. Girlfriends Jeep had its airconditioner die on Wednesday. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img]
It is not the column lock problem, the tilt wheel is mechanical and it soulds like the adjusting lever is where the problem is, the service manual is not much help without seeing the car, it maybe an adjustment or the lever that adjusts the wheel height may be broken, it's time to see the dealer.
__________________ Carl V. *****Authorized Zaino Distributor*****
Huntingdon Valley, PA.
2002 Z06 Electron Blue/Mod Red
Carl, Thanks for the info. I was able to get the leaver to work this morning. Had to pull on it until I thought it was going to break, but it let go and now works fine. I talked to my brother and he said he had the same thing happen on his Grand Am. He took it in and the mechanic just pulled on the leaver until it let loose. He has had no problems with it for over a year now. Must be just one of those things.
HI there,
Due to the teeth design, sometimes this situation does occur, and I have had it happen several times on other c5, so do not worry, and as you use it, it will loosen up some.
Best to you, c4c5
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GM World Class Certified Service Technician. Chevrolet Professional Service Guild. Museum member #7993. http://www.corvettemechanic.com
I had the same thing happen to me about 2 weeks ago. [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_frown.gif[/img] I got in the car, tried to pull the wheel down...WTF is this?? [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img] Anyway, while driving down the road I gave it a yank and it freed up.
Kevin, what did they find out about your parking brake?? Did the cable break??
__________________ Frank QS/Black 2001 Z06
Katech Stage II Heads and Cam, Katech Ported and Polished Throttle Body, 36# Injectors, FLP Headers, High Flow Cats and X-Pipe, Vortex Rammer & Power Duct, BPP Performance Shifter, MSD Wires, Beru Spark Plugs, Lloyds Mats, Chrome Z06 Wheels, Euro Tail Lights ....I AM BONE STOCK!!
Sherylann BLK/Black 2001 Z06
Vortex Rammer & Power Duct, Chrome Z06 Wheels, Lloyds Mats, Shortened stock shifter with MOMO knob
Frank HI [img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img] I was going to hunt you down at that seedy bar north of the airport and tell you all about my problems with the Z tomorrow. The wheel seems to be fine and the parking break still works. It does kind of scare me that these two things have happend. Other than that I love the car. Screws and supercar tires do not go together!!
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