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I've had good luck with a small sharp chisel and a small hammer. They
aren't all that tight, so once you get them moving, the bolts come right
out.
I parted out a car that had an intact set of twist-off bolts and domed
caps. Dunno what I'll do to with them, but they are original parts, so...
Jeff the S
Corrosion Acres, Ga.
On Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 15:20 John Macartney <johnbmacartney@gmx.com> wrote:
> Unless I=E2=80=99m very much mistaken (highly likely!) you=E2=80=99ll pro=
bably have
> difficulty removing the original lock and its overall bracket. Certainly,
> early steering locks made in Germany by Waso had bolt heads that sheared
> off when finally tightened, though whether the locks fitted at the factor=
y
> did the same I can=E2=80=99t say - =E2=80=98cos I=E2=80=99ve forgotten. T=
he worst that can happen
> is to lie in the footwell with a drill and drill the bolt out. Failing
> that, it=E2=80=99s dismantle whole steering column, remove it from the ca=
r and do
> the drilling in a vice.
> Restoring old cars is such mind-bending fun! Bon Chance!
>
> Jonmac
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<div dir=3D"auto">I've had good luck with a small sharp chisel and a sm=
all hammer.=C2=A0 They aren't all that tight, so once you get them movi=
ng, the bolts come right out.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">=
I parted out a car that had an intact set of twist-off bolts and domed caps=
.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Dunno what I'll do to with them, but they are original pa=
rts, so...</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Jeff the S</d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto">Corrosion Acres, Ga.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Sep 18, 2024, 15:20 =
John Macartney <<a href=3D"mailto:johnbmacartney@gmx.com";>johnbmacartney=
@gmx.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D=
"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Unless I=E2=
=80=99m very much mistaken (highly likely!) you=E2=80=99ll probably have di=
fficulty removing the original lock and its overall bracket. Certainly, ear=
ly steering locks made in Germany by Waso had bolt heads that sheared off w=
hen finally tightened, though whether the locks fitted at the factory did t=
he same I can=E2=80=99t say - =E2=80=98cos I=E2=80=99ve forgotten. The wors=
t that can happen is to lie in the footwell with a drill and drill the bolt=
out. Failing that, it=E2=80=99s dismantle whole steering column, remove it=
from the car and do the drilling in a vice.<br>
Restoring old cars is such mind-bending fun! Bon Chance!<br>
<br>
Jonmac<br>
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