Telescopic steering wheel "loose"

[zebswiss]

2000 Boxster 2.7 82k 5 speed

My Telescoping steering wheel was difficult to push in or pull out when I bought it... a little harder than my other two previous Boxsters (97 and 98)

Today I pulled out (fairly hard) and it hit the stop hard (toward me) and became loose.

The lever still locks the steering wheel in place but there is movement up and down and side to side (like an old loose corvette...)

The steering wheel telescopes easy now too.

Loren, I searched and saw some diagrams for the "steering lock" in another post but I think it might have been referring to the actual key lock?

My searches have come up with nothing else on this topic.

I'm assuming that something needs to be tightened... any help would be most appreciated.

Eric

[zebswiss]

still need help, Thanks.

[zebswiss]

Here's how I fixed this after trying to get to the bolts just behind the steering wheel(on the column) with no success...

I decided to try the reverse of how I made it loose in the first place...

I unlocked the steering adjustment and pushed the steering wheel hard toward the dash, then gently and slowly pulled it out to where I wanted it, locked the lever and bingo fixed, tight as ever with no freeplay.

I guess I caused the assembly to slide and become a little loose.

Hope this get's someone else out of a jam without trying to pull your dash apart...