Steering Column

lionatus · 27th March 2017, 15:41

Ok so I went away to replave the steering column to hopefully get rid of that awful judder in idle. But, I can't get the bolt off of the universal joint. Any ideas? I haven't stripped the dash off etc as can be seen in Hayes so I don't have a lot of room but the job was done to that point. In the end I've had to put everything back until I can figure out how to get the bolt off. It just span and span and span.

tourer · 27th March 2017, 18:12

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Originally Posted by lionatus

Ok so I went away to replave the steering column to hopefully get rid of that awful judder in idle. But, I can't get the bolt off of the universal joint. Any ideas? I haven't stripped the dash off etc as can be seen in Hayes so I don't have a lot of room but the job was done to that point. In the end I've had to put everything back until I can figure out how to get the bolt off. It just span and span and span.

The only part of the dash I removed was the lower cover.
Good luck. The result was well-worth the effort. Vibration totally gone.

lionatus · 28th March 2017, 20:05

How did you get the bolt off at the bottom of column? Am assuming maybe mole grips to hold the shaft? Mine is all blind apart from the nut at the end.

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Originally Posted by tourer

The only part of the dash I removed was the lower cover.
Good luck. The result was well-worth the effort. Vibration totally gone.

tourer · 29th March 2017, 09:37

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Originally Posted by lionatus

How did you get the bolt off at the bottom of column? Am assuming maybe mole grips to hold the shaft? Mine is all blind apart from the nut at the end.

If memory serves me right, the bolt head is captive with a lug held in a slot. I could be wrong, memory not as good as it used to be. I certainly had no problem removing the nut, except the limited space under the dashboard and me not being little.
Have you read Rich17865's marvellous How-to? There are some very good pictures there.

Alex30013k · 29th March 2017, 21:13

what is the cause for the vibration?

tourer · 29th March 2017, 21:28

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Originally Posted by Alex30013k

what is the cause for the vibration?

In my case, it was excess play in the lower bush of the steering column.

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