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DrEntropy

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Relay in, no more problem...
but I can hear it BREATHING /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/frown.gif

I have a spare iggy switch. To remove the current one requires a drill, an Eeze-Out and a level of gymnastic ability I don't have the inclination to attempt just now. "Break-away" bolt in a REALLY awkward location. I ~thought~ I'd pull the steering wheel and do *nice things* for the switch cluster, but that wheel seems to be welded on. Lotsa Blaster and some time...
Had to walk away before I got after it with a HEAT-WRENCH!!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/eek.gif
 
Thats the great thing about your climate! Always best to walk away before resorting to ye old gas axe.
Cheers, David.
PS would be nice if you could fit a univeral switch first before going to gymnastics school.
 
I may just plug the replacement into the harness and tie wrap it to the column for a while to "test" whether or not the one in situ NEEDS replacing. We'll see. A few days' soaking in PB Blaster hasn't let me down yet.
 
Doc, this is something I had to do in one of my Capris, what
I did was take a die grinder with a mini cutting wheel on it
and slotted the remains of the bolts, this was after I removed
the column, and clamped it in the bench vise...

SteveL
 
*GROAN*

I ~may~ try an' loosen it to rotate it to a more accessable angle but the LAST thing I care to do is yank that thing outta th' car and wrassle it to the ground. Usually a "left-twist" bit does the job. Done many a Porsche Audi iggy switch and a few other models like that. I know for sure it'll get replaced with an Allen head cap screw!

Whole column lock thing is just a way to justify increased revenues IMO anyway. Thieves don't go tryin' to fiddle a switch/lock out with sockets 'n screwdrivers...

they use SLIDE HAMMERS!!! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
Doc. The break off bolts are so the guy down at the dealership doesn't get carried away and collapse the steering column as he puts in a new switch. Take a center punch and push the bolts around with it. they loosen in less than two turns usually, and then a pair of needle nose pliers will do the rest. Hope this helps. OOPS! Forgot, drink a large glass of Chardonnay first, just to calm your nerves of course!
Dave
 
BWUHAAAHAAAA!!!!

Tryin' t' decide t'wixt a bottle o' Chardonay an' a gallon o' Dago RED!!

Only ~ONE~ bolt, been there thirty-plus years... Ain't got up th' 'nads to tap it yet, but I suspect yer right: "One Good Whack" an' the silly thing will give o'er.

...jus' gotta decide how I'll replace it. Allenhead (so far) seems to be my first *best* choice. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
 
I *never* have a left-handed twist drill when I need one.

As a consequence, I've learned how to sharpen normal (rh) drills backwards, and use them "in a pinch".
Works great. Of course, the flutes are the wrong direction, but it's not like you're drilling real deep anyway: usually after it starts to drill in, the bolt "catches" and spins out nicely.

I have to take the steering lock out of the Twin-Cam Escort soon (race rules)....I've already got a "wrong ways" drill sharp and ready.

Ez-Outs are an invention of The Devil /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif
 
Can't argue that! But every ~thing~ has a place. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
hehee. Takin' th' weekend to placate the distaff side and some friends. It'll get "done" awright. Medium well, methinks. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/devilgrin.gif
 
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