Position adjustment device for steering wheel

A position adjustment device for a steering wheel is provided with: a displacement bracket (12a) affixed to a steering column (6a); a support bracket (13a) having a pair of support plate sections (20a, 20b) for gripping the displacement bracket (12a) from both sides; an adjustment rod (22a) inserted through a column-side through-hole in the displacement bracket (12a) and also through vehicle body-side through holes in the pair of support plate sections (20a, 20b); a pair of pressing sections (24a, 24b) provided at opposite ends of the adjustment rod (22a), which protrude from the outer surfaces of the pair of support plate sections; an adjustment lever (23) provided to one end of the adjustment rod (22a) and increasing and decreasing the distance between the pair of pressing sections (24a, 24b); and a rockable friction plate (26). The rockable friction plate (26) is gripped between the displacement bracket (13a) and the pair of support plate sections (20a, 20b) and/or between the pair of support plate section