Hey Bruce!
Good info. Yeah, I've had the steering wheel off many times. Played with the actuator part you're talking about, but have never gotten it off the column. I wasn't sure the horn wire disconnects, but a buddy tells me it does, so I'm going to dig into it again and see about getting further down. I think you're right. I've seen the springs you mention, but not enough to tell if they're broken or not. I found a replacement actuator but it's not cheap. This may be a good junkyard part candidate. Check out the link. It's an NOS one but they want $145.00 for it. Shew!
http://www.oldsobsolete.com/products...-yoke-1951812/
I'll check mine out again and have a look at those springs. I'll check Restoration Specialties too. If the springs are available, that's even better.
Thanks Man!
Kevin