Mike Babb just replaced his, and I imagine he will chime in here, too. We had a big discussion over at DMChelp.com on this very subject. http://dmchelp.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/74710579/m/3581067061/p/1 Included some interesting photos of what they look like when collapsed, and touched on why welding may not be the best/safest solution. James --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Heller <howdyhoho@...> wrote: > > I checked under the dash and noticed my "chicken wire" > cage around the column is broken, so that will have to > be fixed. Does anyone sell just the cage part of the > steering column? > > Also, what purpose does this part serve? Is it > primarily structural stability? > > Thanks to everyone who answered, I'll keep you posted > on how things work out. > > -Kevin 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/