gh78

my turn signal lever on my 1978 is loose.It still works,it has a lot of of play in the moevement and for left turn it has to move quite a way and works really hard and i am afraid it might break. How hard and how do I repair this? Thanks prople!

wombvette

Probably needs a new TS switch and a pivot.

silver77vette

If it is just the lever that is loose, there is a screw which holds it on the switch. Still have to pull the steering wheel plus. Good luck. :thumbs:

Jim Shea

The 1978 turn signal lever "plugs-in" to a plastic pivot assembly that is part of the steering column. You should be able to pull the lever directly out of the pivot. I assume the lever is still in good shape and the problem is in the pivot itself.

You will need to disassemble the steering column head and remove the pivot assembly. I have fairly complete instructions on disassembling the column head and replacing the pivot. The instructions are posted at http://www.corvettefaq.com in the Steering section.

I assume that you have a T&T column. You will need to download:
Tilt and Telescoping Column 69-82 Disassembly & Repair Paper #1 and #2.

It will also be most helpful to download:
Tilt and Telescoping Column 69-82 Disassembly & Repair Pics #1 & #3.

The paper also mentions that the pivot is still available through GM dealers.

BTW if you happen to have a standard (non-adjustable) column and not a T&T, there is an entire section on standard columns as well.