1993 tilt steering broken

[erndog72]

My steering wheel goes freely from top position to bottom position. It won't lock in in any position. I wouldn't care, except it makes for some very weird driving around curves. It also gets tiring holding the wheel in a drivable position.

Obviously, there is some sort of pawl failure. Does anyone have experience with this, and how difficult is it to fix?

[Cavalier2000]

dpends on what it broke. Might have to replace something simple or the entire collum. if it is just a beater then you can bolt it were you want it

[erndog72]

Well, I pulled the wheel off and removed the tilt/switches housing.
I found the problem right away! The pin that the tilt mechanism engages had backed all the way out. I pushed it back in and it works like new!
Should be good for another 151,000 miles.

[Cavalier2000]

slap some duck tape on it and it will last more lol