[T3] Desperate for '71 steering column housing
Phil Hof
phil.hof at ostronic.org
Sat Sep 6 15:08:38 PDT 2014
Well, I stepped in it this time.
Trying to eliminate the looseness in my steering column, which arose out of a broken clamp at the front (of car) end, I took it apart, and things went south from there.
The ignition switch, NOS unit I replaced a few years ago, disintegrated, and may not stay in one piece after I pieced it back together.
Worse, the column housing is broken clean through. The two used ones I bought to use to fix it are not from the same year— they are ‘70 I guess, since the key works differently, and the bearing is also different, so I can’t transfer the guts of my original into either of them. They aren’t wired for the ’71 style with the X-terminal, and even the ground wire that is part of the multi-wire bundle from the turn signal switch is not the same.
So now I am looking for an unbroken ’71 column housing, part number 311 953 503 AJ.
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.
I need to get this together in the next three weeks or I’ll miss the west coast Type 3 Rally first week of October!
Anyone got the goodies I need?
Thanks,
-Phil
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