I have a big quandary on my mind. I recently had my '96 XJ broken in to and the steering column torn up to the point of needing to be replaced. My jeep does not have tilt steering (or so I thought), and the shop I took it to said the non-tilt column would cost more to order in as they are rarer and a tilt column would not fit.
When I went to pick up the jeep, the wheel was at a considerably lower angle. I asked the mechanic about this, he pulls the shroud off, pushes a few springs on top of the column, and it adjusts! WTF?!?!
I ask the manager (the guy who gave the original estimate) about this, he adds to the story of incompatibility concerning the wiper controls and electrical plugs possibly not fitting.
So, my question to the XJ experts out there: in a 1996 XJ, what is the critical difference between tilt and non-tilt steering columns?
When I went to pick up the jeep, the wheel was at a considerably lower angle. I asked the mechanic about this, he pulls the shroud off, pushes a few springs on top of the column, and it adjusts! WTF?!?!
I ask the manager (the guy who gave the original estimate) about this, he adds to the story of incompatibility concerning the wiper controls and electrical plugs possibly not fitting.
So, my question to the XJ experts out there: in a 1996 XJ, what is the critical difference between tilt and non-tilt steering columns?