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Re: Steering Wheel Removal WRONG.

To: alpines@autox.team.net, tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Steering Wheel Removal WRONG.
From: TIGEROOTES@aol.com
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 17:35:28 EDT
<A HREF="mailto:JACranwell@aol.com";>JACranwell@aol.com</A> writes:  
    
<<< 4. Loosen the wheel from the shaft spline by pushing the shaft fully down 

       then sharply up...

Julian,
       Having rebuilt over 100 Sunbeam Tiger steering columns, I assure you 
that is exactly the WRONG way to remove a steering wheel.  By slamming the 
wheel against the upper stop on its sliding adjuster you will bend the 
associated tubular dowel pin causing the adjuster to drag or solidly jam.  
This applies to all telescopic steering columns in both Sunbeam Tigers and 
Alpines.

       One of the most difficult challenges of restoring a steering column is 
making a damaged adjuster work properly.  Secondly, I have found two sliding 
adjusters that have developed cracks determined my magnetic particle 
inspection (Magnaflux) and I have heard of two others.

       If anyone is interested in reading about a safe way to remove a 
steering wheel, send me a note off-list and I will forward a recently updated 
article I wrote several years ago that was printed in the PTC, CAT, and TEAE 
newsletters.

Jim Leach    Pacific Tiger Club     Seattle

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