steering column: remove or take apart?

[rjfranken]

My '90 driver ignition switch mechanism and tilt has floundered. My parts car has what I need.

Timewise should I remove and replace the entire steering shaft assy. or get into the guts and replace those pieces?

Comments appriciated.

[padgett]

Prolly easier to swap the whole column. Have to swap keys also.

Edited June 24, 2010 by padgett (see edit history)

[Jim]

Definitely easier to replace the whole column. You need a special tool to remove the snap ring that holds the column up and you need the tool to hold the column up when you are putting it back together. Once inside, the wires for the directional lights and other items are in the way and tight.

[handmedownreatta]

isn't the other column going to have the wrong resistance for the vats?

[padgett]

Forgot about that, might have to change a black box also. Still easier than disassembling the column and not can do at leasure.

[Jim]

Oops, I should have caught that also. Whenever I pull a column from a car I tywrap the pass code box to the column so when I send it out the box can be installed with the new column so the vats works.

[padgett]

Might measure the key resistance, you hava a 1 in 15 chance they are the same.

[rjfranken]

Thanks all. I suspect I follow a wire to find the "black box".