Well lets be honest. Nothings going to help me. Me with this crazy
nutty Vanagon Addiction and all.    ;^)

Scott: What bugs me is that the locking collar (don't know correct
term) appears to be close to the end of the shaft. But I see your
point; if that part were really cockeyed, the steering would be
stiffer.

A better picture of what I mean. Blue arrow points to end of the
"locking collar":

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gVkK8CVJ9xk/UQro3rJcwwI/AAAAAAAAGuc/efvSeyJiwV4/s720/Upper%253Alower%2520Steering%2520column%2520adjust.jpg

Maybe that's the normal position of that collar?

It steers ok, but every little bit helps.

One thought. Maybe the alignment guy used that locking collar to
adjust the steering wheel to centre after doing the toe adjustment?
Highly UNLIKELY and AFAIK that method would be incorrect, but IF he
did, maybe he allowed the upper column to slip out a bit thus allowing
for a larger "a" gap?

Like I said though. Highly unlikely.

Neil.

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
<camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can no one help this man? I recall staring at that picture in the manual, trying to understand that measurement.
>
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
>
>
> On 01/30/2013 06:40 PM, neil n wrote:
>>
>>
>> P 48.14 in Bentley specifies a measurement for gap "a".
>>
>> By "a", do they mean the gap between the upper and lower parts of the
>> steering column at the rubber bushings?
>>

--
Neil n

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