That pretty well describes all the Spit steering columns. I think what is
commonly referred to as "collapsible" is the type that resembles braided
hoses except much larger and stiffer. In a collision, it acts like one of
those Chinese Finger thingies. It will collapse and expand but not
separate.
Joe
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From: spitfires-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:spitfires-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jim Muller
Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 6:33 AM
To: Spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spits] Spit steering wheel/shaft questions
On 2 Jan 2010 at 20:51, Joe Curry wrote:
> I don't believe there ever was a collapsible column on any Spits
> but because I have not paid much attention to the later ones.
My 1500 has a collapsible column, a sliding wedge arrangement just
above the firewall. It can be used as a wheel position adjustment
too but you give up collapse distance.
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Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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