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JazzMan
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DEC 24, 10:09 AM
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Robert 2
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DEC 24, 11:57 AM
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jscott1
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DEC 24, 01:05 PM
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Wow how did I miss this thread? Awesome work. I have a loose column I'm ready to replace the whole thing rather than mess with it. I've been in the column before and it's kind of like brain surgery except harder.
Oh and thanks Cliff, for lifting the pic per post limit. Threads like this would have been impossible before, and harder to read with people interrupting every few posts.[This message has been edited by jscott1 (edited 12-24-2007).]
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Daredevil05
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DEC 25, 12:58 PM
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Good write up. You get a plus from me. I hate it when mechanics use the steering wheel as leverage to get in and out of these cars.
Dave
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shawnkfl
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JAN 05, 12:36 PM
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awesome. my tilt function is loose. i can just pull the wheel down without using the lever. i have nother column that looks like crap but works good, so i think i'll go tear them down and build one back up. thanks for this write up! i'm going to print the whole thing and get to work!
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buddycraigg
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JUN 11, 11:42 PM
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Intel
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JUL 25, 07:07 PM
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Tore down my tilt column today because it was loose.
Everything went smooth, got those 4 torx bolts tightened with red loctite but when I put it all together I got some movement in the shaft.
After looking at your pictures I think I put the preload cup on the upper bearing the wrong way (it fell out when I was struggling with the U-joint separation so I didn't notice how it was placed).
Will have to check this tomorrow. Hope it's the culprint because the threads in my pivot pins won't last another pull (using M4 homebrew puller).
The only thing I can't see in your pictures is how the black plastic ball bearing retainer (upper) is located. It's a little bit bigger in one end and when you put the bearings in you hold it with the bigger chamfered end up. Do you just lower it onto the shaft like this or flip it over using grease to hold the bearings in place?
Anyway thanks for making stuff like this... I know you've put lots of time making this guide. Every time I'm going to make a writeup I get so carried away that I forget to take any pictures and end up with before and after shots.
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Intel
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JUL 26, 01:46 PM
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Ok I fixed it.
It was the preload cup that I had reversed so that it didn't put enough pressure on the race.
Now it's all tight and non-wobbly.
And again...thanks for this super detailed writeup!!
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Sidecar 2M6 SE
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OCT 08, 12:49 AM
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Thanks man!! This so informative. If you are not already a technical writer by trade, you should be!
I have two wobbly columns. The one I took out 2 years ago and the one I put in as a replacement which at that time didn't wobble but does now. Now I know why and I agree about the small tab area on the lower plate. Loctite on those 4 torx bolts it is!
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fieroboom
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DEC 18, 03:57 PM
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