[GH85Carrera]

I attacked my steering column on the Elky again. The tilt function had stopped working, it did not always cancel when the right turn signal was activated, and the cruise control had stopped responding.

So tear into it, way into it, to get to a undersized pin that the tilt function uses to move up or down, drive the pin out, hammer it straight, get it back into place, then rebuild the mouse trap of parts. There is a bearing cage that hold the ball bearings in place that was simply shot from wear, and the balls fell out when I got to that part. I had bought a used bearing race and cage on Ebay and it had been on the shellf for a fre years. So that is replaced and perfect.

A new turn signal switch, replace the cruise control-high beam-and wiper control stalk with a real GM part, and replace the OEM very worn out ignition lock. I had a new GM lock on my shelf for years as I knew the old one was worn out. I could pull the key out when the car was running.

I took the lock assembly to a local locksmith, and had him re-key it to work with my door lock key. So for the first time in 32 years of owning the Elky, I now only need the one key to unlock the door and start the car.

My key ring is now just the 911 key, and the Elky key, and my house key. Just three keys total.

The turn signal works like new (since it is) the cruise works again, and I have to tug a bit to get the key out of the ignition as it is really doing the job.

What a pain in the butt project, but done in a day.