I have an 1996 Acura 3.5 RL that has a bit of an inconvenience.
It used to be that when you inserted or removed the Key the steering wheel moved up, down, towards and away from me. now it went to the up position and is stuck. It still telescopes but not up or down. Thanks for looking.
This happened on my 97 RL.
I cant say for sure with yours, but for mine, the gear for the up/down action somehow broke and developed an inch long gap.
Anyhow,
google "acura rl steering column", click on any of the first few links
and you will get an idea of what you are working with.
Remove
the panel underneath the steering wheel. The motor for the up/down will
be right behind that facing down. Unscrew the 4 screws on the panel
connecting the motor to the column.
Once the motor is off,
check to see if that is the problem (it shouldnt be) simply by using
the tilt steering switch. If the motor is fine, check the gear it was
just attached to. It will be really greasy, but check to see if the
gear is sound.
If it is a broken gear, I unfortunately dont know
how to fix it. If more than one person is driving the car (as in my
case) you can finagle the motor onto the gear using the tilt switch and
you can move the wheel into a happy medium for both parties (using the
seat for fine tuning). Once done, and every thing is put back together,
disconnect the motor cord cause the wheel will be able to tilt, but
will get stuck again once it hits the gap in the gear.
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This happened on my 97 RL.
I cant say for sure with yours, but for mine, the gear for the up/down action somehow broke and developed an inch long gap.
Anyhow,google "acura rl steering column", click on any of the first few linksand you will get an idea of what you are working with.
Removethe panel underneath the steering wheel. The motor for the up/down willbe right behind that facing down. Unscrew the 4 screws on the panelconnecting the motor to the column.
Once the motor is off,check to see if that is the problem (it shouldnt be) simply by usingthe tilt steering switch. If the motor is fine, check the gear it wasjust attached to. It will be really greasy, but check to see if thegear is sound.
If it is a broken gear, I unfortunately dont knowhow to fix it. If more than one person is driving the car (as in mycase) you can finagle the motor onto the gear using the tilt switch andyou can move the wheel into a happy medium for both parties (using theseat for fine tuning). Once done, and every thing is put back together,disconnect the motor cord cause the wheel will be able to tilt, butwill get stuck again once it hits the gap in the gear.
I am having the same problem with my steering wheel. I was hoping I could replace a fuse or something like that. Can I replace a fuse?
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