Trying to work out what theyve done. The Indicator switches are now pointing north/south. The lock is broken. I dont know whether the silver lock assembly has swiveled on the outer shaft, or the whole outer shaft has moved. Manual says something about a sheer bolt on to remove lcok, but i cant see anything

 

Help if you can state, car, model & year, Haynes manuals should show the bolt and location, often hack sawing is only way to remove this item.

 

want me to have a look mate? im a dab hand at sorting out these sort of problems

 

do you just want to get the whole assembly thing off the coloumn?

 

Its been broken yeah?

They have yanked on the steering wheel, breaking the little lever in the cast lock on the column, but obvioulsy it was a little loose to, thats why its swiveled round the outer shaft......

the sheer bolt is usually underneath IIRC, (so on yours will probably be at 9 oclock) and needs drilling out, new cast bit for the column job done.... You may be able to bang it off as it appears to be kinda loose??

 

ok sorted it - wasnt thinking.

I had a vague memory that what the haynes said was a crock of shit. The mk4 isnt held on by a sheer bolt, its sweated on a taper.

Anyway, after getting a better look, it turns out that the outer coloum has been twisted at the bottom, and the lower bracket where it bolts on to. Taken outer column off, and got a new on this eve. That leaves the bracket to straighten - Dad will havea go for me as tom im at work - gettin lift in off the boss.

Got a new dogs bollocks alarm ordered too. Hope to drive it to totb, then it'll be run in and i can start adding the boost....