Mr Miagi wrote:
Hey guys,
Long time no post! Havnt driven the little beast out much lately, ive got to work on a few things before hand. One of them being the steering column (im assuming thats its name, but if not, im talking about the column running from the steering wheel to the cars interior floor).
The base of the steering column came loose after the teeth wore completely down, thankfully as I was turning into a carpark (and not doing 80km/h through the hills)! I happened to have a replacement sitting at home, so fitted it in the carpark to get the beast home! Win!
Anyway, its a good few inches longer (so the steering wheel sits higher) . But god dammit, I liked the old one. It was perfect for cruising.
Are there different types of steering columns, or was my original one shortened? I can get photos/measurements later.
thomas_hb wrote:
Miagi,
You don't need to worry about losing the column splines at 80km/hr - when you're steering at low speeds more torque from your arms is required to turn the wheels. Therefore if you have weak teeth in the spline of your column, this is when they'll fail - not when you're applying very little torque to the steering wheel at higher speeds.
thomas_hb wrote:
Mr Miagi expressed a concern that it could happen at 80km/hr "on the hills".
All I said was that he needn't worry because a high-torque use of an ailing spline was going to break it before a low-torque use. Therefore, there's no need--once the column has been replaced--to drive around worrying about it.
Do i need to explain? If you read what is clearly written then its obvious what Morris and Duckmeister are saying
On topic however, you can get different offset steering wheels so that may be easier then trying to source another steering column of desired length. I also found that using a lowering bracket (when fitted correctly by loosening the steering column U-bolts whilst changing the angle of the rack) can help with an "awkward" steering wheel position.
