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Right to Left Conversion #2

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sirfixalot:
The tags hold the screw plate in that you screw the tilt knuckle too the column will pull apart when assembled you can remove the bottom tube from the top tube by screwing it out lubricate well prior to doing it. The part that is missing on top of tube is what normally breaks off from metal fatigue if you lean on column getting in & out of car. I have  had them tig welded back together with no problem

70vette:
I thought they were pressed together with a plastic sleeve and ball bearings as an interference fit between both tubes; at least that's how my original tube was. I did a bit of a practice run on my old one first.
Need to measure the length and orientation of the second tube so it goes in correctly. I'm a little confused now when you say screwing it out/in.

sirfixalot:
Has  like  a coarse thread in plastic piece inside tube the balls run in as it turns in can't rememeber exactly how it goes now but I had to replace lower tube on my 79 which had been shortened for RHD conversion

70vette:
All done. :pepper: Ran some masking tape around the bottom tube and marked certain spots and measured how deep it was in the tube then pushed it out on a press; came out easy enough. I then transfered it to the other tube and put it back in. Practiced on the old tube first. If the steering column was worn or crook I would just go and get another one but it was good no slop, tilt nice and tight and for what they charge; well I had to have a go at fixing it. Always freak myself out before I do a job that i haven't done or seen done before :grin: now no problem do a tilt steering column with my eyes closed. Now I got to paint the bloody thing again.

70vette:

Hi all. Haven't been on for a while, busy with work, family and kids with broken arms :omg:
Got around to getting the engine bay painted the other day.

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