Why do you want to hit the column ? You must hit the back of the steering wheel, not the column. The aim of the hammer is only to make strong vibrations in the steering wheel. We use extractors only when the hammer method does not work, i.e. almost never on a lot of cars. We also use soft mallets to install windshields and we do not brake them. Best regards, Chris. --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "blackaddertoo" <blackaddertoo@xxxx> wrote: > > no i agree with David. > > do not hit the column with a hammer, like many cars it is designed > to collapse fairly easily. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/