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orbital

posted on 27/8/08 at 06:23 PM Reply With Quote
Steering Column

Hi All,

I'm in the process of removing my Sierra column switch gear onto my dash. The thing is I'm unsure what to do with cast aluminum (well I think it's ali) column body. Can I just get rid and that's it? I say that because there's a bearing at the end of that ali column but is it crucial to keep it?

What have other people done when they've removed there column switch gear?

Cheers

Dave

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eznfrank

posted on 27/8/08 at 06:27 PM Reply With Quote
I'm not 100% certain what you mean but if I'm understanding you right you want to romve the outer part of the column?? If you do that what's going to support it and allow it to rotate??
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Mark G

posted on 27/8/08 at 06:29 PM Reply With Quote
you cut off the ugly bits and keep hold of the bits that count.






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Richard Quinn

posted on 27/8/08 at 06:32 PM Reply With Quote
As said above, chop off the ugly bits and then I tidied mine up on a linisher
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orbital

posted on 27/8/08 at 06:41 PM Reply With Quote
This is what I have at the moment:




and this is the bit I'm talking about:



How can I chop all the ugly bits off that and still have something half decent at the end?

Cheers

Dave

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worX

posted on 27/8/08 at 06:42 PM Reply With Quote
Get out that hacksaw and file Davey boy and get chopping!!!

Steve

Stick it in a vice, or doorway jam if you don't have a vice and saw down the lower sticky-out bit (as it's photographed)



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orbital

posted on 27/8/08 at 06:44 PM Reply With Quote
Steve if I start hacksawing that it's going to end like a car crash!!

I don't suppose anybody feels like helping a poor metal cutting challenged person out do they?!?!

Cheers

Dave

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adithorp

posted on 27/8/08 at 06:46 PM Reply With Quote
I knocked the casting off and tuned a new top mounting from ally to fit over the tube and take the top bearing (yes you need this) and my paddle shift. Its held to the tube with 2 grub screws (and a tight fit).

adrian





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orbital

posted on 27/8/08 at 07:56 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by worXStick it in a vice, or doorway jam if you don't have a vice and saw down the lower sticky-out bit (as it's photographed)






I've got a lovely new vice as it happens! It'll get all dirty if I put that in it though

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Dave

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orbital

posted on 27/8/08 at 07:57 PM Reply With Quote
Serious for one moment though. If I get all the lumpy bits off could someone on here turn the rest on a lathe so it's nice a smooth?

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Dave

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bigrich

posted on 27/8/08 at 10:32 PM Reply With Quote
like Steve says just hack off the lumps and turn the rest in a lathe to clean up the rest







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