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northerngmc · 09-07-2023, 08:13 PM

Looking for a solution to get the signal light housing to stay tight on the steering column.

I have tightened the screw in the wedge (bottom of the picture) as tight as I can and the signal light housing still loosens within a few uses of the signal lights.

The surface of the wedge that contacts the column and the column are both smooth. So tightening two smooth surfaces together seems wrong.

Am I missing something? Like a rubber gasket? Or a notch that the wedge is supposed to sit?

I am close to using JB Weld!

09-07-2023, 08:13 PM	#1
northerngmc Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whitehorse YK Canada Posts: 2,651	Loose signal light housing on column Looking for a solution to get the signal light housing to stay tight on the steering column. I have tightened the screw in the wedge (bottom of the picture) as tight as I can and the signal light housing still loosens within a few uses of the signal lights. The surface of the wedge that contacts the column and the column are both smooth. So tightening two smooth surfaces together seems wrong. Am I missing something? Like a rubber gasket? Or a notch that the wedge is supposed to sit? I am close to using JB Weld! Attached Images __________________ Blaine 59 GMC 9314 a.k.a. Whoopee 68 C20 50th Anniversary a.k.a. The Rat http://www.flickr.com/photos/northerngmc/ http://www.members.tripod.com/P-wee/index_032.htm 1.61803 is one H of a lot better than 3.14159, no really it is!