Thread: Help Me Identify my GM Tilt Column

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That appears to be the same as the one in my 46. It came out of a 76 Chevy truck, but as far as I know they were all the same at the top from about 73 to the 80's. Only the bottom length changed for each application.

The connectors are slightly different for different years. The 76 truck replacement I ordered (AC Delco) came with an adapter harness that plugged into the switch and mated up to the plug on my harness. However, I depinned the new switch and my old switch and swapped the connectors. I didn't want the extra adapter. If you don't mind swapping the connector bodies like that, it won't really matter what year you get. Just order one for a 76 pickup with tilt.

If you need it, I can post a pic of the tool I made to extract the pins from the connector. Nothing fancy. Just a 3/32 stainless welding rod thinned up on the grinder to make a narrow flat tool. The retaining clip in the connector just pushes out of the way and the wire connector pulls out the bottom. Then you just stick the wire in the new connector.

Unless you need the key detection wiring, don't worry about it.