So long story short my car when I got it had a bad tilt motor... got a new one, installed it, but the old one didn't have the log ring that goes on the tip of the screw just the one that goes on the bottom so I didn't know there was supposed to be one on there. After 3 weeks the screw backed out all the way from the nut and in my wife's attempts at getting the wheel to tilt back down it screwed up the threads on the motor and the nut it goes in to. Ordered a new nut and lock ring and was just going to install the old bad motor again for the time being and manually set it at a good height because right now it resembles a bus steering wheel with how far up it is tilted. Only problem is for the life of me I cannot figure out how to get the nut the the tilt shaft goes in to off.

this picture isn't mine but it shows the shaft going in to the nut on the right side.



its part number45833-60010 on this page.
https://www.lexuspartsnow.com/parts-...umn-shaft.html


after I get this done i'll see if I can use a tap and die set to re-thread my one month old tilt motor shaft or if not find a used one as I don't really want to spend that much money on that motor again right now.

 

 

The repair manual says very little about this part... The sketch below shows an upside-down steering column.




Here is another sketch of the same part... You should be able to remove the "nut" inside by removing the stopper and the spring (circled in red).

 

I've been told that the only thing wrong with my car is the loose nut behind the steering wheel.

 

Have you considered dropping the tilt motor and see how much damage had been done? I suspect only the first couple of threads are damaged. If such is the case, you should have plenty of good threads left. You can try manually thread the motor drive shaft back into the "nut", and add a C-clip to the tip to keep the drive shaft from backing all the way out.

 

yeah i've taken it out and tried to get it to go back into the nut so many times right now I could most likely do it in my sleep. LOL

All I can get is the first thread so that it is seated enough to not make the steering loose. If I force it I can get one more turn out of it but because the threads on both are screwed up now it moves to the side a bit and then the actual motor wont line up to bolt back in.

Its annoying that the manual doesn't tell you how to remove it. There must be a way because they sell all the parts separate instead of them as one preassembled part.

 

Are you near a Lexus dealership? You can print out the information and ask the parts department to show you the parts. At least find out if they are threaded-in or pressed-in. In my experience dealing with the Lexus parts guys, they are very knowledgeable and willing to help.

 

Also, have you tried removing the bolt and spring from below as shown in the repair manual to see if the nut can be removed?

 

Yep that is just there to put pressure on the tilt motor shaft.

I guess i'm going to make a pit stop by the lexus parts department this weekend.

 

Looks like I found some info. This thread about a tundra sheds some light on it since they are used in most new yotas.

Called a pivot pin bolt

http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...-shifter-tilt/

not sure if I can get a slide hammer in that tight of a space so I may thread a bolt in and try the prying method he references.

 

So to finish this up as I just got around to actually doing something about this.

I ended up making my own pivot pin puller with a socket and bolt M6x1.00 50mm long but a 60mm would have been better.

Got the pin pulled out and my new parts installed. Putting the pins back in took a lot of patience and tapping around it with a punch and hammer.

 

Awsome work man its nice to see some creativity when it comes to fixing stuff please post up more stuff you fix or mod you never know who will find your posts helpful.