On Tue, 8 Oct 2002, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > purpose-made snap-off/bendy joint in the column just above the > cockpit floor, so the rubber unit isn't really needed for safety > anyway. Maybe it's meant for noise/vibration isolation, instead? > I don't like the idea of a failure-prone item in my steering. Why not just inspect them? Keep in mind that if they fail, it'll almost certainly be in a parking lot somewhere, since the torque you apply to the steering wheel is highest at low speeds. The Super Beetles used U-joints in the steering column and they were failure-prone, too. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "There is something ironic when the developers name |___/ housing development after what they bulldozed to build it, but I think you have to allow some latitude in naming, so that not every street is called "Suburban Drive." -- Jan Wolter |
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