[T3] 1970 steering column and allen bolts-help!

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Mon Jun 4 06:02:27 PDT 2012


Be gentle with it John!  The other '71 bracket I have is even Worse.  ;-)

On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 5:00 AM, John L. Morgan IV <emailjohnmorgan at gmail.com
> wrote:

> So everyone knows...a 71 steering column bracket will
> fit into a 70.  thanks mike and jim!
> took out the two screws, then the allen bolts, then
> the bolts.  now, my steering wheel doesnt move around
> nearly as much.
> i did realize that the hextagonal threads that the allen bolts
> screw into (on the bracket) seem like a very weak design.  i have watched
> two separate ones split, leaving the allen bolt without a thread
> to screw into.  has anyone else had this problem?
>
> On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 7:30 AM, John L. Morgan IV <
> emailjohnmorgan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Okay, so I will take those screws out and see what I find.  Had no idea
> > where to begin.  thanks.
> >
> >
> > On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Mike Fisher <fisherfarms at gmail.com
> >wrote:
> >
> >> My bracket came out of a 1971.  I think you will find a similar bracket
> >> under your plastic cover on the dashboard.
> >>
> >> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On 30 May 2012 at 20:51, John L. Morgan IV wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Here is a photo of my 1970 fastback's steering column
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v461/aurorakooba/?action=view&current=IMG_2374.jpg
> >> > >
> >> > > And here is a link to Mike's allen bolt and column nut plate.
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u236/mr_bojangles500/?action=view&current=Photo07301349.jpg
> >> > > How does the plate attach?  Am I missing something?  Does it slide
> in?
> >> >  How
> >> > > do I get that sucker in there?
> >> >
> >> > First, you need to get Mike to tell you what year your parts came off
> >> > of. I'm pretty sure that part changed sometime between '70 and '72,
> >> > so you might not have the right part.
> >> >
> >> > To get to that area above your column, remove the 2 screws that are
> >> > holding that black relay (underside left) and the starter button
> >> > (underside right) then the plastic cover plate that loops over the
> >> > column can be worked up and off. Then you should be able to see what
> >> > you're doing.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > *******************************
> >> > Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> >> > Madison, Wisconsin, USA
> >> > *******************************
> >> >
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