[DML] Re: Metal Steering Column Bushing?

["painterdave72" <painterdave72@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Christian Williams <delorean@xxxx> wrote:
> Hey there the bushing is easy.. just use a big washer on one side and a 
socket on the outer side with a bolt to tighten the two together and draw the 
bushing into the hole just do it slowly and make sure the bushing goes in 
straight... i had to do two of them and they were easy once u get the hang of 
it...Dave.
> Ah... figured it out. As it turned out... it wasn't metal at all (hrmm,
> that's why I'm such a bad welder...). From what I can tell, the only way
> to get the bushing outta there is to put a pair of channel locks on it and
> pull like crazy. The array of "tools" that I used to put the new one in
> was even more interesting.
> 
> For future reference for the archives, is there a good way to get the
> bushing in and out?
> 
> -Christian
> 
> On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Christian Williams wrote:
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> > I'm replacing my steering column bushing today and have pulled the
> > steering wheel and column out. There appears to be a metal bushing in 
the
> > fiberglass that the column passes through. It has the same inside
> > diameter as the plastic bushing that I'm planning to install. This piece
> > spins and wobbles, but doesn't seem to want to come out. the inside end 
is
> > flat and the ouside end is tapered.
> >
> > Is this a metal version of the steering column bushing, or is this
> > something else? Does it stay in or does it need to come out? Any ideas on
> > another way to coax it outta there?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Christian
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