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Broken ignition actuator. How to reinstall on a 1982 GMC Serra 1500. The actuator looks like a tuning fork. I’m at the point to cut off the plastic shroud around the column so I can hopefully figure out how to install.
 
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Thank you Terlingueno for the video. This one really helped.
 
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Yup. Good stuff there. Beats figuring it out on the fly. Thanks Terlingueno.
 
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grease pit said:
Thank you Terlingueno for the video. This one really helped.
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Sir…

Might I recommend when you start a discussion on a thread to see it through. You asked the same question on a separate thread then abandoned it only to ask again by starting this thread.

I checked on the previous thread several times after I asked what part you were calling an actuator and got no response.
 
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grease pit said:
Sorry, new to this site.
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We're a forgiving bunch, but don't make a habit of it, or you'll get roasted.

Replacing the rack and sector is fairly straight forward, hopefully you were able to figure it out without destroying parts of the column.
 
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grease pit said:
Sorry, new to this site.
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All is forgiven... I did have a less polite version of that typed up and assumed perhaps you were unaware so I reworded it.

DoubleDingo said:
We're a forgiving bunch, but don't make a habit of it, or you'll get roasted.

Replacing the rack and sector is fairly straight forward, hopefully you were able to figure it out without destroying parts of the column.
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^^^ This

Those who ask the same questions over and over and never seem to listen will either get roasted or ignored or both.
 
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