Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:55:09 -0700
Reply-To: Neil Crawford <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Neil Crawford <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Scraping steering wheel - not screws
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Well, I'm on me third swheel and still the scraping, horn blaring and now
the wheel seems loose as well. I've adjusted the ignition switch housing up
and down multiple times. Nothing doing. The latest swheel is from an '86.
Since I'm supposed to be, officially, using '81 ~ '85 parts, could the
swheel itself be a problem?
Me horn is now disconnected. Not a good thing.
On 3/19/08, Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Ben,
> You can adjust the ignition switch housing which will in turn give you
> more clearance between the steering wheel horn ring and the finger that
> pushes against it. Remove the lower steering column cover and you will
> see an allen head bolt that is clamping the ignition switch housing to
> the steering column. Loosen this allen bolt (if it isn't already loose)
> and then push the ignition switch housing down away from you. You will
> see that there is an adjustment that can be made here. Now take a look
> at the clearance between the steering wheel and the steering column
> cover. You should have more clearance. Adjust until you get enough
> clearance to stop the scraping noise. Now you should be good to go.
> Lock the allen bolt and put the lower cover back on and you should be
> golden.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
> Ben Cichowski wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > (1988 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2WD, MT, ej22)
> >
> > I have a scraping sound in my steering wheel. I read archives a while
> ago and discovered that this is likely due to the 2 screws under there
> scraping along the brass ring. I checked mine and thought that could be it
> as the screws were a little loose, and there appeared to be some wear on the
> ring...but the scraping sound persists, even with tight screws.
> >
> > It seems like my wheel sits too close to the column - like right against
> the plastic column covers. Is there supposed to be a nylon washer/spacer in
> there or something that I'm missing - or is there an adjustment that I'm not
> seeing in Bentley that brings the wheel out just a touch?
> >
> > Thanks - Ben
> >
> >
> >
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Neil Crawford
'82 Diesel Westy
Me other car is Swedish
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