Ryan, I had the same problem of play, (but no squeaking), this solved it for
me.
Near the base of the column is a collar type fitting. There are two pieces,
one is semi-circular (or U-shaped, if you prefer) and the other is a sort
of plate. Through the plate is a bolt that accepts (I believe) an Allen key
to screw it in. The bolt is itself surrounded by a nut.
Loosen the surrounding nut, and screw in the bolt, whilst gently turning the
column to make for the least resistance to the bolt being screwed in. Once
the bolt is in as far as it will go, tighten the nut.
Good luck
Nick Moseley
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-spitfires@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spitfires@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Ryan Smith
Sent: Monday, November 22, 1999 9:32 AM
To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: squeeky loose steering
Well I'm home on break with time to fix things on the spitfire. Nothing is
life threatening but I would really like to get some things fixed. One of
these is my steering is less than ideal. It seems really loose with a good
bit of play. It also squeeks like a small bird or something.
I had loosened some things at the bottom of the column trying to investigate
the supposed telescoping action. Never got that to work. But anyway it
seems as though that's when I got more play in the wheel. I've examined
everything down there and it looks tight. Need some new things to try.
tia
Ryan
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