True, but the steering column will simply drop down toward the driver's seat once the bolts are removed. Removing the dash is really not so bad - it was my first Vanagon project as a VW (and auto in general!) novice about one year ago. If you are careful, the shear bolts can probably be removed without drilling them out with an Allen wrench or vicegrips, the reused. Bentley says don't reuse them, but I don't see why not if they're still in good shape. Just go carefully with the dash, following the Bentley or Haynes step by step. Not a big deal, but leave the better part of a day if you have much to do once inside. Jim > ... And my understanding is that to remove the dash, you must first remove > the steering column! > > By the way, one of the issues I found with removing the dash was that it > > required drilling out two shear bolts. Have you ever removed a dash |
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