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Re: steering lock broken?

To: "PAsgeirsson" <Pasgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>, <TeachJP@aol.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: steering lock broken?
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 07:54:31 +0100
References: <14c.236c5bdd.2c838082@aol.com> <003d01c36fe1$d5945a20$0100a8c0@guy> <003701c37012$a13c1f20$0300a8c0@office>
A hammer for breaking toffee

Trafitional toffee is not the soft sticky stuff sold nowadays, but was hard
and brittle  made on flat trays and then broken into bite-sized pieces with
a toffee hammer.

Guy

----- Original Message ----- 
From "PAsgeirsson" <Pasgeirsson at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Guy Weller" <Guy.Weller@kencomp.net>; <TeachJP@aol.com>;
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: steering lock broken?


> Hi Guy
>
> What's a toffee hammer?
>
> Paul A
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Guy Weller" <Guy.Weller@kencomp.net>
> To: <TeachJP@aol.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: steering lock broken?
>
>
> > Jon,
> > The lock is fixed on with special bolts that have a weak narrow shank.
It
> is
> > supposed to shear off when the bolt is tightened so that there is no
head
> > left on it to undo.
> > On my '78, one of the bolts wasn't tightened up full from the factory,
and
> > still had its head so undoing wasn't a problem.  The other I undid by
> first
> > drilling a small pilot hole off centre into the end of the headless
bolt.
> > Then with a needle punch and toffee hammer I could tap it round until it
> > undid.  Easy,' cept for having to lie upside-down in the footwell to do
> it.
> >
> > Can I ask a cheeky question though... all these steering locks can catch
> and
> > feel stuck unless you just waggle the steering wheel a bit. S'pose that
> > isn't what you mean is it?

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