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Offline jackytwoshoes

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Steering column bolts....
« on: 27 June 2011, 22:55 »
Jetta got knicked... :angry:

got it back... :cool:

The steering lock has been overcome by force... :angry:

The steering column shroud is all bent.... :sad:

I'm thinking that rather than bending it back I should replace it... :cool:

DAMN! Sheer bolts.....  :sad:

I'm a bit of a noob.... :rolleyes:

Will an easyout sort this? do I need a particular size? Anything to look out for in order to do this RIGHT? :cool:

Erm.... anyone in Glasgow got experience of this? :wink:
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Offline mk2bal

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Re: Steering column bolts....
« Reply #1 on: 27 June 2011, 23:33 »
I reckon half the population of glasgow has experienced their car being stolen
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Offline jackytwoshoes

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Re: Steering column bolts....
« Reply #2 on: 27 June 2011, 23:45 »
Touche!
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Steering column bolts....
« Reply #3 on: 27 June 2011, 23:47 »
Am I right in thinking the shear bolts have a head as such, in which case try mole grips.  :lipsrsealed:
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Offline jackytwoshoes

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Re: Steering column bolts....
« Reply #4 on: 27 June 2011, 23:48 »
Yeah they have a wee bit of a head. I'll give that a try when the light returns..

Fingers crossed!
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Steering column bolts....
« Reply #5 on: 27 June 2011, 23:57 »
Quote from: jackytwoshoes on 27 June 2011, 23:48
Yeah they have a wee bit of a head. I'll give that a try when the light returns..

Fingers crossed!

Good luck  :smiley:
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Offline pigbladder

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Re: Steering column bolts....
« Reply #6 on: 28 June 2011, 08:58 »
take a small chisel or dot punch and hold it on the edge of the head and give it a good rap with a hammer so that you force it anti clock wise

i was dreading doing mine but it works a treat , couple of decent blows and the undo with pliers
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Offline Simeon

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Re: Steering column bolts....
« Reply #7 on: 28 June 2011, 21:39 »
You don't need to undo the two sheer bolts, just take the column out complete and swap either the inner bar or just the ignition part onto a new/secondhand column. Pretty easy job, I had to do the same on my Jetta as someone had tried to break the steering lock - I was lucky though as they failed.

Couple of pics on my build thread;

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=184912.0
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Offline jackytwoshoes

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Re: Steering column bolts....
« Reply #8 on: 29 June 2011, 20:10 »
Quote from: Simeon on 28 June 2011, 21:39
You don't need to undo the two sheer bolts, just take the column out complete and swap either the inner bar or just the ignition part onto a new/secondhand column. Pretty easy job, I had to do the same on my Jetta as someone had tried to break the steering lock - I was lucky though as they failed.

Couple of pics on my build thread;

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=184912.0

Cheers, but i don't get how you replaced that without undoing the sheer bolts... Nice Jetta BTW!
« Last Edit: 29 June 2011, 20:22 by jackytwoshoes »
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Offline Simeon

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Re: Steering column bolts....
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