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Tiny
MSTYHAWK
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  • 1989 FORD TEMPO
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 110,000 MILES
My steering wheel on my 1989 ford tempo is loose, you can feel the steering column move under the dash when you move the steering wheel. Is it safe to drive and is it expensive to fix
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 AT 7:45 PM

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Tiny
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Do you have tilt wheel on yours?
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 AT 9:05 PM
Tiny
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Usually loose steering wheel is caused by the tilt wheel being loose. Remove plastic covers behind steering wheel and you will see 2 bolts that are loose when you wiggle wheel. They go right and left horizontally. Tighten those up and your good to go.

Otherwise your main column clamp bolts may be loose. You have to remove panel under column and then metal reinforcement plate to get to those. There are 4 of them. 2 closer to steering wheel and 2 closer to firewall. They go up vertically. They are actually studs with nuts to tighten.
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 AT 9:21 PM
Tiny
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If you are unable to try these fixes then I would say get it checked out as soon as possible because your specific situation is impossible to diagnose %100 accurately. I just gave the 2 most common and fairly easily repairable solutions.
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Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 AT 9:28 PM

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