At 08:05 PM 2/2/2013, neil n wrote:
>Working on the '85 parts, removed Allen bolt and black plastic sleeve,
>sprayed lube between ignition switch housing and tube, *lightly*
>tapped the ignition switch housing toward driver. It, and inner rod,
>moved about 6 mm closer to driver. Seems to me that doing this brings
>the lower column pins further into the bushings, closer to the 3.5 mm
>spec BUT I'm NOT certain how this affects the plastic ring etc. that
>David points to.

It doesn't affect the switch-to-wheel spacing at all.  It *does*
affect shroud-to-wheel spacing.  It's been a while since I've been in
there, but can you not set the spacing you're talking about simply by
sliding the entire upper column assembly up and down on its slotted
mounting holes before tightening the bolts?

Yrs,
d