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

John L. Morgan IV emailjohnmorgan at gmail.com
Thu May 31 04:30:09 PDT 2012


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.
> >
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