steering column removal

[taco85]

hey people, i need answers!!

I am replacing my steering column in my 90 cavalier with a tilt from a 91. i am getting the wire diagrams from the local chevy dealer, but i cant seem to remove the steering column from the 90. i have already undone the bolts holding it near the steering wheel. what else do i need to disconnect in order to pull it out? i have to be rid of my parts car (a 1991 cavalier, email me at [email protected] if you need some 2nd gen parts) by monday and i really want that damn tilt column!!!

somebody HELP ME HERE!!!!

i figured it would have slipped out of the bit down at the u-joint on the cab side of the firewall, but it doesnt seem to want to.

[taco85]

ok, was finally able to figure out all that was holding it. another bolt straight down the top of the colum, you gotta kinda pull the column down a little bit to see it, and also there was a bolt in the slipring on the u-joint that clamped and also held from the column from pulling out until said bolt was removed. now that i know how it comes apart it will only take me a few minutes to replace, but, now i need wiring diagrams for both a 90 cavi column harness and a 91 cavi column harness. i have written down everything and know what each plug goes to, but there are a coupe differences between the two years, othere than different plugs. the wires seem to follow the same scheme, other than that the 90 has a thick red wire, presumably power going into the headlight switch on the dash, and said wire is missing on the controls of the 91. also the location of a couple of black wires confuses me on the 91. other than that, it seems i should be able to splice wire for wire between the two. does anybody have diagrams so that i can double check?

dont tell me to use alldata or mitchell1 cause i have no money for that. if i had money i would have used them already.

[taco85]

ok i have most of the wiring figured out, but i still need help with the rest
on the headlight plug on the 90, there is white and orange, already figured out those go to the dome light. there is a black wire, common ground presumably, and i think the green wire goes to the dash lights. i need comfirmation of that, and also need to know what the others are. i got my wiper controls and hazard wiring done. now i need these. i also need to know what wires are what on the 90 ignition plugs. i know what they are on the 91 column, and i dont want to screw up. is there anybody with access to alldata or mitchell1 that can provide me with a pinout? i already got the wiring diagrams from alldata, but they dont show the pinouts, just regular wiring diagram.

can anybody help me?