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• Re: Shear bolts on steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 13:05:37 -0500
  ...There is an opinion extant that these bolts are actually part of a safety system that allows the steering column to move in a...
• Part needed
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 15 Apr 2023 20:24:53 -0500
  I need the plastic shield that goes under the steering column. Mine is cracked beyond repair. Anyone got one of these they care to...
• brown plastic steering column cover
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:05:01 -0700
  Less than 2 days left on auction, no bidders. Many more parts will be listed in the coming weeks. I try to end the...
• Re: ISO Upper Steering Column Housing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 13 Sep 2020 09:41:49 -0700
  ...is it > missing or broken? > > https://www.brickwerks.co.uk/steering-column-cover-t3-upper-black-for-switch.html > > if broken you could repair...
• Re: Steering column flange bushing availability?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:42:21 -0500
  ...Steering column flange bushing availability? The two rubber bushings that engage the pins in the steering shaft linkage inside the drivers cabin of the...
• Re: Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 10:13:07 +0000
  The easiest way to remove the breakaway bolts on the steering column in with a bolt extractor. This is a tool you can get...
• Scraping steering wheel - not screws
  Historical mailing list - Ben Cichowski
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:41:09 -0500
  ...It seems like my wheel sits too close to the column - like right against the plastic column covers. Is there supposed to be a...
• Re: Friday NVC: Glossary of Tool Functions
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:50:26 -0400
  ...Published in the > Side Glances column, Road & Track - 1996. > >
• Re: Diesel final drive ratio?
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Mon, 4 May 1998 13:17:43 +0300
  ...The T-Diesel column means 1.6L Turbo Diesel. Regards Helmut '80 Vanagaudi
• Removing Steering Wheel
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:41:28 EST
  ...Also something isn't quite right in my steering column. I can feel a slight resistence and/or a slip like there's a...
• Re: size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:38:45 -0800
  ...It's all about theft prevention and not anything to do with steering column collapse in an accident. Alistair > On Jan 28, 2017, at...
• Re: Leak Under Steering Column
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 09:35:05 -0700
  ...drip of something oily from the plastic housing > under the steering column of my '84 Wolfsburg Westy. > > That can only be brake fluid, right...
• Re: Shear Bolts/Steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 10:47:43 -0400
  ...the best way to remove >the shear bolts from the steering column? The repair manual says to drill >out? ViseGrips or equivalent often work...
• Re: Replacing steering rubber link with universal joint
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 08:47:07 -0400
  On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > purpose-made snap-off/bendy joint in the column just above the > cockpit floor, so the...
• Re: Changing the Cutch Master Cylinder
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:46:25 -0600
  ...Trusty > turkey baster works for me. > Remove two screws from the cover on the bottom side of your steering > column. > Remove two 13mm bolts...
• Re: Electric Power Steering in Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 May 2011 20:53:08 -0400
  ...Appears to be a General Motors steering-column system built by NSK (or rather an NSK system built for General Motors) with some flanges...
• Re: Ignition Switch on 85
  Historical mailing list - t bill
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 12:34:18 -0800
  ...Undo the two hex-head bolts that clamp the ignition lock/switch > assembly to the column. Pry off the horn "button" and remove it...
• Re: size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:44:18 -0800
  ...what were they thinking? who would steal a steering column? thieves will steal the whole van ! ! thanks ... dan
• Re: 88 GL Dash Removal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:30:55 -0400
  ...What is recommended to replace those silly shear >bolts mounting the steering wheel column? And what is the size? Regular M8x1.25 bolts. Yrs...
• Cruise control value
  Historical mailing list - MF
  Mon, 26 Feb 2001 23:48:59 -0500
  Any ideas on the value of the cruise contol components from a 91? Is the whole system just the switches on the steering column...
• Rear Window Washer
  Historical mailing list - The River Clan
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 07:06:50 -0700
  ...Is it included in the regular washer/wiper handle on the steering column? Thanks!
• 1985 Vanagon - front steering column "u-joint"
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 2 Nov 2007 01:34:13 -0400
  I just discovered I have "too much play" in this joint for my confort.....Has anyone actually had an experience/hear of such where...
• Re: Intermittent door chime - something's brewing?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:53:51 -0500
  ...in a while when the door is open... << Before you go tearing into the steering column, first check out the door switch. George/ATL
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:31:16 -0800
  ...On 01/30/2013 06:40 PM, neil n wrote: > Hi all. > > Had the dash off and am re-securing the steering column. (1981...
• (1) Knocking CV's (2) Ignition Switch Housing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:28:59 -0500
  ...I would appreciate any input on this issue. (2) Replaced ignition switch housing with new because the steering column shaft was loose in the...
• Re: Steering Wheel Grinding
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 2 Nov 2022 15:12:17 -0500
  ...Steering wheel columns are notorious for rubbing. A little fiing on the column cover would help. On Wed, Nov 2, 2022 at 2:56...
• Re: Horn don't toot
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:41:26 -0800
  ...the ground contact that fits into the center of the steering column under the horn button fixes the problem. Jere 90 GL 88 GL
• Re: crashtest.com results don't look good
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 19:25:58 PDT
  ...Markus Samuelson <BP@EARTHLING.NET> > >I noticed one thing and that is the Folksam column where the vanagon >scores pretty good, this is actually...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:16:59 -0600
  ...Ignition Switch - steering column > > 8. Headlight Switch - dash instument pod > > 9. Engine ground strap - left/driver side of engine > > 10. ?? > > so do we want...
• Re: size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 19:23:40 -0600
  ...It's had column work along with other types by the VW dealer under warranty many years ago. I'd assume they changed them...
• How do I know my new aftermarket steering wheel is safe?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:57:41 -0400
  ...Now I just dont know if the upper and lower steering column still interlock enough to be safe or if they might be able...
• Etka 7 query
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:46:59 -0400
  When the parts listing in the Model column gives 251-256 and 245-248, are those the van and pickup respectively? And if not...
• Re: Stupid Steering Wheel Question Install Replace
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:14:57 -0400
  ...of shoving the black plastic spacer down the column until it seats on the column upper bearing, it may take a fair shove to...
• NEED '81 Cooling Tin and Steering Column Cover NEED
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 30 Jul 1996 20:56:54 -0400
  ...Could also use a brown (or I guess if price was right black) steering column/ignition switch cover. John '77 Westy (1/2 owner...
• Blinker cancelation switch problem
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 19 May 2008 13:57:04 -0700
  ...We did not mark the way the adapter plate (to adapt the non-standard wheel to the van's steering column), and it can...
• Re: Steering column cover needed Source for Metric Tapping (Sheet Metal) Screws
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:15:11 +0000
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• Maybe answered my own question
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sun, 24 Oct 2010 08:15:57 -0400
  ...2008, he says to loosen the bolts that hold the steering column to move it out of the way. Is that all I have...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:52:50 EDT
  Ron said: "...Ummm, are we talking about some bolts made of semi-transparent fabric, like lingerie, or are we talking *shear* bolts, meant to...
• Re: Now a new problem....leaky power steering rack...
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:55:23 -0400
  Easy now....I thought that there was a design difference in the steering column between PS and non PS equipped Vanagons. I thought that...
• Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 22 May 2011 17:19:47 -0200
  Bill, thanks for the offer but I just finished getting everything squared away with the steering column. What a relief! And the lights functioning...
• Re: Steering column cover needed
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Thu, 29 Jul 2021 13:05:13 -0600
  ...had two COMPLETELY different screws connecting the upper and lower assembly pieces of the steering column housing. Thing is that while I have the...
• Re: Heater motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Tue, 20 Mar 2001 10:32:13 -0500
  True, but the steering column will simply drop down toward the driver's seat once the bolts are removed. Removing the dash is really...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column / We got Us a Horse Race
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 14:40:46 -0700
  ...SHEAR bolts/steering column / We got Us a Horse Race >Since we're using a registered bookie, I'm assuming we'll be in...
• Re: Re-use Used Steering Coupling Disks? (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:05:52 -0600
  ...Removing the steering column from the dash etc. > doesn't take long. > > Neil. > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:35 PM, Jim Felder...
• Re: removing dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 27 Jul 2002 12:12:12 +0200
  ...Pop the plastic off the steering column area. remove fuse box cover, and either pop the fuse box out or unscrew the large screw...
• electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Fri, 18 Mar 2022 14:59:58 -0400
  ...Been researching the electrical steering kits, seems like the downside is I'd lose the collapsibility of the steering column in the event of...
• Re: Shear Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 14:53:17 -0400
  ...If under-tightened, they will work loose and you'll >have the steering column flopping around in your lap. If over-tightened, in >the...
• Vise Grips versus Craftsman
  Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
  Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:53:47 -0500
  Hi all, First thanks to the help recieved in getting the blasted steering column bolts off. Now, it is interesting that my Craftsman vice...
• Re: SHEAR bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:06:06 -0400
  On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Jeffrey Schwaia wrote: > Put some money on the table and I'll bet I can drive off with your...
• Re: 88 Vanagon with "thing" on steering column??
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 14 Jan 97 13:27:27 CST
  On Tue, 14 Jan 1997 12:59:59 -0600 said: >On top of the steering column, between the steering wheel and gages, the >usual...
• Re: A few urgent things - curtains, hot start, book
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 23:24:22 -0400
  ...So I installed a new steering column switch, a plastic switch that mounts below the lock cylinder and now my problem has gone away...
• Re: EVER HEARD OF SPECIAL STEERING COLUMN GREASE?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 7 Apr 2005 22:13:27 -0600
  ...steering problems appears to be the possiblilty > of a tight steering column bearing in the relay near the bottom of the > shaft as it...
• Re: Horn
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 10:58:11 -0700
  Try cleaning the ground connection and checking the grounding through the steering column. 1 pull the horn button off and use a file to...
• SPECIAL DEALS On Parts - clarification
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 10:21:10
  Just to clarify, since when I read the copy that posted to the list it seems the columns didn't line up right (at...
• Re: VW's have feelings?
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 21:34:07 -0700
  Bob was that the one with 4 speed shifter on the column? Marcus Robert A. Alexander wrote: > David, I do have to admit, though...
• Fitting Jail Bars
  Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 04:25:13 EST
  I've just acquired some jail bars, has anyone any hints or advice on fitting them? The base of the centre column is broken...
• headlights
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 23 May 2007 06:47:10 -0700
  ...When they don't work, the blue hi beam light on the dash is always lite and the high beam column stalk has no...
• Re: . . . & Those Damn Shear Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 01:01:03 -0700
  ...and on the way > > home this evening, I looked down at my steering wheel / column, and I > > hoped and prayed to God, that in...
• Intro again
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Sanders
  Tue, 27 Nov 2001 16:26:27 -0800
  ...From there, a column extends along the ceiling all the way to the front, with vents on both sides of the column, spaced every...
• Update: 88 Vanagon with "thing" on steering column??
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Feb 1997 11:39:30 -0500 (EST)
  ...no rust, it will however have a "thing" on the steering column. I haven't seen his ad appear on the list either though...