Hi Guys..

I agree...it does suck...L-O-L. After examining this mess, I didn't think I could trust their mechanical capabilities, so on my end, I robbed all of the good stuff from my original column shift column and using bits of the floor shift column, made one assembly. Over the years with drag cars, I've had more than a few GM tilt columns apart and reassembled (I'd remove the air bag, and disable the steering lock, amongst other things)....those tilt columns are a nightmare compared to these [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/crazy.gif[/img] So....I just plugged away in my spare time over the weekend and now have a pretty good floor shift column. It just needs some paint touch up (the rattle can paint job from the restorer wasn't exactly close to right either) -- I had to paint the interlock housing and the switch housing so they'd match, and of course, I chipped it during the reassembly.

As far as what was new inside from the restoration shop, the bearing was new. The bearing retainer clip (on the rag joint end) was new [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif[/img] . And the turn signal switch was new, although it looks like some sort of generic copy. It had different numbers of wires in the bundle, different color codes but ultimately, the same number of terminals used. I just put my old one back in. Aside from that, the rattle can paint was new ....L-O-L.

I figure I can ship 'em back the rest of their worn out junk, although in the interest of saving the next guy, maybe I won't. One way or the other, I expect it'll be interesting.

Wayne