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Steering wheel and Indicator Stalk

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jjbunn

jjbunn

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I think I have a short in the indicator stalk switch somewhere, so I'm wanting to remove the steering wheel so I can remove the switch (or can I remove the switch without doing that?)

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The Jaguar emblem was stuck on with goopy black stuff - presumably not the standard way of attaching it to an aftermarket Nardi wheel? Comments on this setup?
 
Switch ~should~ have two screws holding it to the outer column, a "saddle" strip of metal on the right side of the switch. Shouldn't need to remove the wheel to do it. As for the wheel, the big nut in the center needs to come off, the wheel is mounted on a tapered spline shaft... Be CERTAIN you have that collar (the telescoping column lock) LOCKED... you do NOT want to learn how to reassemble that "flat snake" spring in there accidentally.
 
+1 with , Doc. There should be a pressed metal lock nut at the front. The collars are VERY important...thought that there is a long 1/8 by 5/8 insert rounded at both ends? Been awhile, sorry. The correct Nardi ring uses no adheasive. Should have an alli collar that covers the screws with plastic inserts that locate the ring to the screw heads. Factory centre cover presses into the inner of the ring.
Hope you had a nice day tinkering?
 
My E-Type manuals are 50 miles downstream, all I have here is the Mk-2, 2.4, 3.4 & 3.8 book. Not really good illustrations of the column. All very similar to the E-Type tho.
 
DrEntropy said:
Switch ~should~ have two screws holding it to the outer column, a "saddle" strip of metal on the right side of the switch. Shouldn't need to remove the wheel to do it. As for the wheel, the big nut in the center needs to come off, the wheel is mounted on a tapered spline shaft... Be CERTAIN you have that collar (the telescoping column lock) LOCKED... you do NOT want to learn how to reassemble that "flat snake" spring in there accidentally.
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Yes, there was a saddle strip, which I removed, and then another pair of saddle strips which detached in the same way. But the switch assembly still encircles the column - looks like I need to remove the steering wheel:

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There's a plastic ring with large teeth, seems to be part of the turn cancelling system? Then above that another metal ring with a protusion that engages in those teeth. The big black ring is the collar you mention for adjusting the column length - I have it screwed down clockwise which is locking the column.

My Bentley book arrived, so I'll take a look in there to see what to do next.
 
So I have all the upper parts above the switch removed. Now all that is preventing me sliding off the switch is a metal tab on the column, circled in the photo below.

Am I doing this wrong?!

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I can't say for sure that this is the correct answer and I can't check it as my car is in the shop getting floors, but here goes.

In the Bentley Manual Page 30 item 8 is a stop button (I think that this is your "metal tab"). Rotate that 90 degrees so it faces along the steering shaft. Your pic shows the white ring has a slot in it. It should now slide over it.
 
TRDejaVu said:
I can't say for sure that this is the correct answer and I can't check it as my car is in the shop getting floors, but here goes.

In the Bentley Manual Page 30 item 8 is a stop button (I think that this is your "metal tab"). Rotate that 90 degrees so it faces along the steering shaft. Your pic shows the white ring has a slot in it. It should now slide over it.
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Thanks ... after some fiddling it transpired that in fact the plastic ring would fit over that tab: I just hadn't tried hard enough! Oddly, the slot in the ring isn't wide enough to pass over the tab, but it will go over anyway.
 
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