AngusSaunders
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In Homers epic poem Odysseus took ten years to return from the Trojan war. My BJ 8 may take longer. Without a new frame this BJ 8 would be parted out. So a year ago I went to Canada and brought back a Martin Jansen frame. After a year of cutting, welding and shaping tin I attached the rear inner body. The rear inner quarter panels I got from Moss seemed two inches too long but they say that so they can be trimed to fit so they are just tacked in place.
Now my plan is to mount the front inner body to the frame after repair and sand blasting. Frist though I need to strip all the stuff off the inner body. So now I need to draw from the well of knowledge. I have the BMC shop manual and in it they say to remove the steering shaft and gear assembly, remove three grub screws and pull the steering wheel and short tube from the long tube. I removed the three grub screws and pulled and tapped and nothing. Do I need to get more physical or perhaps a "special tool"? I could use some advice from someone who may have done this.
Now my plan is to mount the front inner body to the frame after repair and sand blasting. Frist though I need to strip all the stuff off the inner body. So now I need to draw from the well of knowledge. I have the BMC shop manual and in it they say to remove the steering shaft and gear assembly, remove three grub screws and pull the steering wheel and short tube from the long tube. I removed the three grub screws and pulled and tapped and nothing. Do I need to get more physical or perhaps a "special tool"? I could use some advice from someone who may have done this.