Hi T.R.
The shear bolts are EASY to drill out. You have to stand on your head
under the dash, but, really they are soft metal, and once drilled come out
very easy with an EasyOut or similar tool.
On replacing mine, I switched to cap head socket screws. Sure some
street thief can undo them and disable the steering lock, but do you really
think.....
Cheers, Fred
T. .R. Dafforn wrote:
> Hi all
> Re. Dead ignition..
> Checked out the solenoid (see previous mail) and everything is fine,
> managed to get it 'clicking' and the starter turning...
> So traced my electrical fault to the ignition switch which is the old
> type on a 1500 (ie down the bottom of the steering shaft) anyhow, the
> switch has had its day and is truly knackered...
> So how easy is it to drill out those shear bolts while the collumn is
> still in the car, I would like to not have to remove the whole column if
> I can help it...
> Any hints as to the best way to drill them out?
> Thanks for any help
> Cheers
> Tim
>
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