[T3] Desperate for '71 steering column housing

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Sat Sep 6 20:01:42 PDT 2014


On 6 Sep 2014 at 15:08, Phil Hof wrote:

> So now I am looking for an unbroken ´71 column housing, part number
> 311 953 503 AJ. 

I know that I had 2 '71 columns at one time, and I should still have 
at least 1 left. I'm out of town right now, but I can be sure by 
monday morning.

> I could also use a mother part made of unubtainium, namely the
> electrical portion of the ignition switch.  In the meantime I´ll order
> the Bug switch and see if I can make it work. 

Since this is a '71, you should work to keep your existing switch 
intact. What I've done with them is to reassemble them and then wrap 
in electrical tape until they are a tight push fit in the 
switch/cylinder housing. This will add the strength of the cyl 
housing to that of the switch.

Note that the ID of the housing has a slight taper to it, so that you 
should try for a matching taper to the elect tape. IIRC, even if they 
seem quite tight in there, you can always push the switch back out by 
removing the lock cyl first and pushing it back out from that end.  

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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