[TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 17, Issue 101

[Jeff Scarbrough]

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 at gmx.com> wrote:

> 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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