[T3] window crank keeps falling off and steering column screw, stripped

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Fri Jul 29 21:17:18 PDT 2011


On 29 Jul 2011 at 20:56, Dave Hall wrote:

> Window roller - is that the handle for winding it down? 
> 
> They're held on by a cross-head screw in the centre - the plastic trim piece
> hides it.  Make sure it is pushed on fully and splinesd are engaged.
> There's a big coiled spring behind the door card, and a plastic washer
> between the handle and the plastic surface of the door card.

And when the cars were new, the Phillips head screw had loctite on 
the threads. 

If your spline is worn, it may wobble enough that nothing will keep 
that screw tight, but loctite would be your best shot.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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