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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 3:30 am 
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Hi,
Getting my van spiffed up for Mini Meet West, and need some of your Australian car experience here in the U.S.

I'm curious if anyone has experience with a 76 Leyland Van steering column having a strange square fitting where the steering wheel mounts?
I want to mount a replacement wheel, and I have three with the standard "splined bore" that is round.

Any photos or how to's would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks in advance,
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 6:44 am 
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That allow piece is part of your current steering wheel and needs to be removed. You may need a puller to get it off.


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 6:46 am 
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That was meant to say alloy.


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:16 am 
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Thanks for this. I understand. The square "boss" matches the wheel. The problem i have is that the action of a puller problably wouldn't work because the alloy is solid so you can't press on the steering column in the middle. ( bore section ) That is the threaded center post of the alloy fitting which receives the huge nut for the final clamping force.

Anyone else have any insights? I would really like to get this fitting off without major dissassembly or destruction of the column and it's splines.

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:24 am 
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automark wrote:
Thanks for this. I understand. The square "boss" matches the wheel. The problem i have is that the action of a puller problably wouldn't work because the alloy is solid so you can't press on the steering column in the middle. ( bore section ) That is the threaded center post of the alloy fitting which receives the huge nut for the final clamping force.

Anyone else have any insights? I would really like to get this fitting off without major dissassembly or destruction of the column and it's splines.

Best regards,
MSH


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:19 am 
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That looks to be a Springalex type boss. All the ones I've seen have a hole all the way through, how else would it get held to the top of the column? Here are some NOS ones on ebay for comparison
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPRINGALEX-S ... 3071114325
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPRINGALEX-S ... 2570897535

If you have a puller the threaded section in the middle is part of the column and should press out. When I change the wheel normally the easiest way is to have the wheel on the boss and wiggle it from the outside of the wheel and slowly try and pull it off (you leave the nut on a couple of threads to avoid having it hit your face)

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 8:28 am 
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THANK YOU TIMMY!
The special star washer under the big nut has squished the springalex alum into the shaft groove. Also, my scratch test of the alloy versus the column "seemed" to take a scratch of my awl at approx the same!

To the puller!!

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2018 7:06 pm 
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Make sure you have the nut on the shaft flush while working on it so you don't damage the thread. If you use a Puller it might pay to Drill a small hole in the centre of the shaft and make it into a countersunk hole to help locate the puller and keep it straight. That steering wheel is the same as used on Some Mokes and LS 1275. There should have been a flat washer underneath the star to prevent that happening.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 24, 2018 10:33 pm 
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Ok, fit wheel back on to the boss. replace column nut as mentioned, leave some gap between nut and boss.
put both knees under steering wheel bottom face. pull knees towards you, bang wheel around rim with both fists like you are a drummer that's doing his first solo at a big gig. if you don't have the nut on column you will soon work out why you should of.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:03 am 
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850 GT wrote:
If you don't have the nut on column you will soon work out why you should of.


This is not advice, this is a requirement!

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PostPosted: Fri Jun 29, 2018 8:14 am 
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850 GT wrote:
if you don't have the nut on column you will soon work out why you should of.

Hmmm, learnt from experience eh Scott :wink: :lol: .


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