Date:         Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:20:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Steering Column Shear Bolt Part Number?
Comments: To: Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net>
In-Reply-To:  <444CE06C.6000608@verizon.net>
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The shear bolt is designed to break off in an accident to prevent driving
the steering column through your chest. Maybe you should do it the right
way.

On 4/24/06, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> ETKA shows the sheer bolt as 211 415 549 B
>
> I have read where others have used a standard bolt to replace them as
> the "Sheer" feature seems to be an aid to assembly and not a safety
> feature.  Only going by what I've read on that.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> Tom Forhan wrote:
> > No ETKA at the office :(.  Can anyone send me the part
> > number - the visegrip techinique to remove it did not
> > work.
> >
> > Don't expect it matters, but this is for my 1983.5 9
> > passenger/sunroof GL. I'm replacing the heater core
> > and fan motor, the windshield wiper motor and redoing
> > the heater box.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Tom F.
> >
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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