At 04:50 PM 6/20/02 +0100, Richard Gosling wrote:
>I have to disagree. I've removed my steering wheel several times without
>problem. If the wheel is non-original (as mine is now) then it must have
>been removed before, and possibly not replaced correctly. If the column
>stalk switches have ever had to be removed, then the steering wheel will
>have come off. If the steering knuckle joint has ever had to be replaced
>(not uncommon) then that might have been re-assembled out of alignment -
>admittedly here the cause is not the steering wheel alignment, but
>re-aligning the steering wheel is a valid solution (as long as the indicator
>cancelling thingy is also re-aligned).
I think it is easier to get at the switches by loosening the clamp
on the telescoping steering shaft and sliding the wheel and the
upper half-shaft up a few inches.
I will admit that it is difficult to replace the steering wheel with a
different one
without removing the old one first :-)
But the message I was trying to convey to new Spit owners and novice mechanics
is that if they automatically assume that they need to remove the wheel to do
something,
they should think twice, and consider the effort involved (e.g. buying that big
socket)
and what alternative techniques might be more appropriate.
If any of you ever have to repair the steering column of a modern car with air
bags, I pity you.
The Spit's is trivial in comparison...
Doug
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