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Date:         Mon, 7 May 2012 12:39:56 -0600
Reply-To:     ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replacement for Steering Column's Upper Bolts?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4FA80C17.10608@gmail.com>
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I used vise grips to remove then put regular bolts back in

Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy

On May 7, 2012 1:08 PM, "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

The upper two steering column bolts, which bolt the column to the underside of the dash, and shown on 48.2 (not called out by name but have "10 Nm [7 ft lb]" notated), are some kind of anti-tamper thingies with conical heads.

Other than the heads, are there anything magical about these bolts? Can I just bang in a couple of regular bolts? Vice-gripping a round bolt head is not my favorite way to remove/install bolts.

-- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore. 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people. 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer ca. 1972 from a defunct company in San Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westrailia.


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