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Don Racine Posted on Jan 05, 2012
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87 B2200 steering wheel just turns

Steering wheel turns, but shaft doesn't move

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If the shaft won't move and the wheel does, tighten the center steering wheel nut, if its tight the splines on the shaft or wheel are rooted

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  • Posted on Mar 25, 2009

SOURCE: Vibration in steering wheel

sounds like it could be the ball joints binding up

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SOURCE: 87 chevy nova loose steering

Sounds like the steering box adjustment is loose. With a 9/16 box-end wrench and big screwdriver, look for the adjustment screw on top of the box. With the steering unlocked,turn in the adjusting screw, watch the movement between the steering shaft and the pitman arm down below. Take out most(not all) of the free play when you move the steering wheel back & forth.
When you're done, start the car and turn the wheel all the way left & all the way right, check for noise or lock-up.

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is the noise from the top of the steering column inside the car?? slight sort of noise,if so then leave well alone its a fault of the model and they all do it,including mine .

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