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Title: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: WaltZ on February 20, 2021, 07:41:20 PM

does anyone know the difference between the 69 and 73 non-tilt column.
any physical traits.
date code orders.
I believe for 1969 date stamp sequence is: 8 A 361, meaning 1968, first shift, December 27
I located one and can't tell if it's an 8 or 3 stamped .
any other ways of being sure what year it is.

thanks in advance for your help on this

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: KevinW on February 21, 2021, 01:34:42 PM

I remember the different Lock pointers for the ignition key area.  Can't find any pics though :(

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: WaltZ on February 21, 2021, 02:38:13 PM

thanks, that may give me a little to go on... I hope someone has some pics of that.

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: KurtS on February 21, 2021, 10:09:01 PM

I thought I heard there was more positions in the newer ones. Say 5 positions in a 69, 6 in 70+.

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: 69Z28-RS on February 21, 2021, 10:28:45 PM

Unless I mis-read his post, he's asking about NON-tilt columns...  ONE position!  :)

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: 69Z28-RS on February 21, 2021, 11:14:42 PM

I removed my original non-tilt, floor shift steering column to install a tilt column.  Attached are a couple of photos of every number I could find on it...  This is from a late '69 Z28 (09C).

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: 69Z28-RS on February 22, 2021, 02:42:06 AM

Quote from: WaltZ on February 21, 2021, 02:38:13 PM

thanks, that may give me a little to go on... I hope someone has some pics of that.

Photos of the different orientations of the word 'LOCK' are shown in a prior thread several years ago... 

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=5136.msg33739#msg33739

Gary

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: KevinW on February 22, 2021, 02:14:17 PM

Right, the 69 non-tilt has the work LOCK horizontally and a pointer to the lock position.  Just need to see what a 73 version looks like :)

Found one on google  https://www.oldsobsolete.com/products-page/chevy-parts-for-sale/1970-chevrolet-parts-for-sale/1970-1975-gm-steering-column-assembly-nos-7812229/

The lock word is the same as 69 :(  but I do see that in 69 the reverse lockout arm has an angle (last pic above), but the 70-75 one the arm is straight!  So that is a difference!

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: Kelley W King on February 22, 2021, 02:38:43 PM

A few years ago I bought a tilt wheel from a co named GM Tilt at that time. After finding the wiring harness was 100% backward, I called him and he said he got most of the columns from other 70,s  GM cars like the Olds Omega, Pontiac Ventura, ect. Maybe the camaro linkage straightened but the nova platform did not. After I reversed the wiring plug it worked fine.

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: 69Z28-RS on February 22, 2021, 03:23:26 PM

Possibly the '70-73 column is a 'bit' longer than the '69 ???   I can easily measure my '69 column tube length if someone has a '70 or later...?

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: crossboss on February 22, 2021, 06:07:21 PM

Boys,
Were the steering boxes in a different location between a '69 and the 1970 and up models? IF I remember, one had a rear steer, and the other was a front steer? IF so, it would indicate (to me) the column would be a different length?

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: WaltZ on February 24, 2021, 09:17:37 PM

thanks guys .. very helpful

Title: Re: non-tilt steering column 69 date code vs 73 date code
Post by: KevinW on February 25, 2021, 01:16:51 PM

So, do you have a 69 or 73? :D