Here's some close ups of the end of the steering column and both ends of a
clean flex assembly.
If you can maneuver it, you actually only need to pull the column end bolt
out but on mine it was easier to release both and pull it out.
BTW- when I was taking the pics I noticed the steering shaft was bent a tad
out of line, must have happened when I pulled the tub off and forgot to
release the column first! #@*##!$^%
http://68.82.60.47/Web/steering02.jpg column end
http://68.82.60.47/Web/steering03.jpg end of link
http://68.82.60.47/Web/steering04.jpg side view of one end of link
http://68.82.60.47/Web/steering05.jpg side view of other end
http://68.82.60.47/Web/steering01.jpg scan (again) of man page for removal
Good Luck!
Jon
'77 (mostly) 1500 "Ol' Yeller"
FM66043 7U
www.bigolbear.com
At 07:29 -0400 4/30/02, Jon wrote:
>Correction, my bad, its not called the gear assembly, its the "steering
>column flexible assembly".
<snip>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jon [mailto:triumph@bigolbear.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:59 AM
>To: nass@yahoogroups.com; Andre Rousseau
>Subject: RE: { NASS } Ouch Hood Dropped on me
>
>
>hi Andre,
>you need to remove the pinch bolts in the gear assembly. the column end has
>grooves machined into it that fit the bolts , locking the end of the column
>into the gear assembly. if yours is like mine, the bolts themselves are
>buried in years of oil/grease/road gunk buildup and you just can't see 'em.
>the bentley manual has a good diagram.
>Good Luck!
>Jon
>'77 (mostly) 1500 "Ol' Yeller"
>FM66043 7U
>www.bigolbear.com/restoration.htm
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andre Rousseau [mailto:andrer@mac.com]
>Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:37 PM
>To: nass@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: { NASS } Ouch Hood Dropped on me
>
>
>Ok, warning GT6 hoods are painful when they fall on you.
>I was trying to release the steering column when I must have bumped the
hood
>support. I bet I'll feel that in the morning.
>
>Anyhow I can't get the steering column out. Suggestions?
>I'm down near the rack trying to release the first catch. I sprayed it with
>some liquid wrench and will try later on. But is there anything else?
>
>A.
>--
>Andre Rousseau
>1968 GT6 MK I - Ottawa
>http://www.justdrive.ca/
>andrer@mac.com
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