Subject: Re: [TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 17, Issue 101

From: John Macartney <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 20:07:20 +0100

Unless I’m very much mistaken (highly likely!) you’ll probably 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 factory did the same I can’t say - ‘cos I’ve forgotten. The worst that can happen is to lie in the footwell with a drill and drill the bolt out. Failing that, it’s dismantle whole steering column, remove it from the car and do the drilling in a vice.
Restoring old cars is such mind-bending fun! Bon Chance!

Jonmac

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Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 21:15:02 -0400

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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 <[email-masked]> 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.
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<div dir=3D"auto">I&#39;ve had good luck with a small sharp chisel and a sm=
all hammer.=C2=A0 They aren&#39;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&#39;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 &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">johnbmacartney=
@gmx.com</a>&gt; 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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