tom_loughlin
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| posted on 12/6/04 at 01:44 PM |
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dodgy???
hi, can anyone tell me if this steering comumn has already been collapsed? it came straight out of sierra like this, but looks like it has been in a
smash.
im hopefully wrong, but just wanted to make sure.
the second pic details soe 'dodgy' welds, but again, im hopefully wrong.
cheers
 
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greggors84
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| posted on 12/6/04 at 01:47 PM |
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The colaspable bit is further up, its where the triangular piece of column inserts into the round one and has a triangluar nylon(?) sleeve on it. This
is what i was lead to beleive anyway.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 12/6/04 at 01:58 PM |
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thanks chris, that was a quick reply
top man
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JoelP
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| posted on 12/6/04 at 04:50 PM |
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that is the triangular bit at the top, isnt it? the welds look the same as mine anyway, which hasnt been buggered...
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greggors84
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| posted on 12/6/04 at 04:54 PM |
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Yeah you can see the where the round tube has been made triangular at the top, this is where the triangle section piece goes.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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bob
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| posted on 12/6/04 at 05:40 PM |
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Mines an adjustable one like that,passed SVA ok
Non adjustable steering columns look a little different.
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Viper
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| posted on 12/6/04 at 06:26 PM |
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looks to me like the upper portion has colapsed, the piece that is supposed to be concetinard (you now what i mean) has been compressed...
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phelpsa
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| posted on 12/6/04 at 06:40 PM |
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No it hasn't. It is strange. Mine looks like that and I got it from ST. I was confused at first but he reassured me that it was supposed to be
like that.
Adam
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Viper
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 07:30 PM |
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sfunny mine isnt squashed like that...
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phelpsa
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 07:35 PM |
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I think yours is from an earlier, non adjustable car.
Adam
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 08:22 PM |
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The adjustable columns look squashed from new, the fixed ones have wider corrugations , hence the confusion.
Sierra columns always bend before they collapse, an accident damaged one is dead easy to recognise, they look totally f@cked
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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ned
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 09:13 AM |
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silly question, but on an adjustable column, what exactly is adjustable? Mine has wide corrugations, so must be non adjustable.
thanks,
Ned.
beware, I've got yellow skin
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 12:29 PM |
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Just to throw a spanner in the works - Mine was from a Ghia with adjustable column - but has 'wide' ridges....
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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greggors84
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 01:51 PM |
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Adjustable as in - up and down.
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 01:52 PM |
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didn't think they ever did a sierra with in/out adjustment ?
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 06:31 PM |
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cheers for the help guys, your right, mine is adjustable, i thought the squished concertina bit was suppoded to have wide corrugations, instead of
looking squished.
the nylon bit looks fine, so im guessing sva man will be ok with it.
thanks again
tom
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NS Dev
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 08:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by protofj
didn't think they ever did a sierra with in/out adjustment ?
No, neither did I and have had several Sierras with adjustable columns and none adjusted in and out!! (only up and down)
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