I've removed the bolt. Don't have a slide hammer. Tomorrow I will lock a set
of visegrips on the shaft and hammer on them.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
To: <haugchiro@moscow.com>; <G-A-Russell@email.msn.com>;
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: Steering shaft
> Bob is right. The column has a notch that the bolt goes through. If you
do
> not remove the bolt, it will not come through - unless you have a BIG
slide
> hammer!
>
> Sid
>
>
> >From: R Haug <haugchiro@moscow.com>
> >Reply-To: R Haug <haugchiro@moscow.com>
> >To: G-A-Russell <G-A-Russell@email.msn.com>,
> >"datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: Steering shaft
> >Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 18:58:23 -0800
> >
> >G-A-Russell wrote:
> >
> > > I believe I saw a reference to a tip for seperating the steering shaft
> >from
> > > the universal joint on the list recently but the tip wasn't given.
Does
> > > anyone know a quick and easy way to do this?
> > > Gary Russell
> > > 67.5 2L
> >
> >Gary,
> >First you have to take the locking nut off the bolt and then unscrew the
> >bolt
> >at the steering shaft / u-joint junction. It should come apart easily
> >then,
> >unless corroded. It may need a little persuasion with a slide hammer on
> >the
> >steering wheel end. Just a few taps with the slide hammer and it should
> >come
> >off.
> >I don't think it will come apart without the bolt out of the u-joint.
> >Bob
> >67.5 2L
> >
> >
>
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