Steering column help

Since I have ZERO headlights now, and my car will be stuck at work until sunrise, I started taking the plastic covers off the turn signal area.

Once off, a strange looking plastic piece looked as if we're floating around inside, but wasn't hooked up to anything. It came right out.

There's a rod there that bends and goes into the underside of the column. Not sure what that goes to.

Also, it looks like there's 2 contacts underneath. 1 possibly engaged by the stalk lever, which is now inop. The contact is pushed all the way in and I can't get it out.

Any help with how this all functions and goes back together?

sounds like your dimmer switch rod,..

nick

You're probably right, Nick.

Any idea how all of it goes back together?

I'm not 100% on it as it looked like that plastic piece is rather broken or was out of place to begin with.

This might help, more than you'll ever need to know about a saginaw column:
http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/images/d/d6/Jazzman_Steering_Rack_Rebuild.pdf

Wow, I wish I had that guide last year when I attempted to rebuild my sloppy column! My results were less than optimal and I just ended up buying a rebuild column instead.

Thanks Dave!! That looks like what I'm in need of.

Hope it helps, it was a life saver when I tore apart my Caddy's column. Once that high beam switch falls out it's hard to figure out where those pieces go.

Yes, thanks, thats hard core info right there.

I might start fixing problems instead of throwing them in a pile...