Re: SER1 steering column
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From: Bob and Sue Bernard
Subject: Re: SER1 steering column
Date: 18:02 on 14 Aug 2005
Subject: Re: SER1 steering column
Date: 18:02 on 14 Aug 2005
--=====================_18179578==.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Also the later s2a/ s3 column uses a nut on top to hold the wheel on, no clamp. Bob B Tony, It sounds like you have a column out of a late 2A or S3. around 67-68 they changed to the wheel with plastic spokes and the smaller spline. Also should have a spring under the steering wheel hub. Bob B At 02:00 PM 8/13/2005, you wrote: >Hi all, > >Back to steering wheels again. > >Just tried to fit my replacement steering wheel into the series 1 and it >doesn't fit! > >I was told when I bought it the steering box was one from a series 2, this >apparently being better than the original series 1 box. The original wheel >didn't fit this so it has an old rover one. I bought a series 2 wheel but >when I came to fit it the splined end of the column is too narrow. > >So here's the question, the splined end of my steering column is narrow, >about 19mm, the original (series 1) column is wider, about 23mm. The >series 2 wheel I bought fits the wider 23mm column but not the narrow 19mm >one obviously. > >So the upshot is I am very confused. Can anyone tell me what sizes these >columns should be, series 1, series 2 and 2a and when the changes were >made, if it's that simple??? > >Thanks again for any help. > >Tony > > --=====================_18179578==.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" <html> <body> Also the later s2a/ s3 column uses a nut on top to hold the wheel on, no clamp.<br><br> Bob B<br><br> Tony,<br> It sounds like you have a column out of a late 2A or S3. around 67-68 they changed to the wheel with plastic spokes and the smaller spline. Also should have a spring under the steering wheel hub.<br><br> Bob B <br><br> At 02:00 PM 8/13/2005, you wrote:<br> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""><font face="arial" size=2>Hi all,<br> </font> <br> <font face="arial" size=2>Back to steering wheels again.<br> </font> <br> <font face="arial" size=2>Just tried to fit my replacement steering wheel into the series 1 and it doesn't fit!<br> </font> <br> <font face="arial" size=2>I was told when I bought it the steering box was one from a series 2, this apparently being better than the original series 1 box. The original wheel didn't fit this so it has an old rover one. I bought a series 2 wheel but when I came to fit it the splined end of the column is too narrow.<br> </font> <br> <font face="arial" size=2>So here's the question, the splined end of my steering column is narrow, about 19mm, the original (series 1) column is wider, about 23mm. The series 2 wheel I bought fits the wider 23mm column but not the narrow 19mm one obviously.<br> </font> <br> <font face="arial" size=2>So the upshot is I am very confused. Can anyone tell me what sizes these columns should be, series 1, series 2 and 2a and when the changes were made, if it's that simple???<br> </font> <br> <font face="arial" size=2>Thanks again for any help.<br> </font> <br> <font face="arial" size=2>Tony<br> </font> <br> </blockquote></body> </html> --=====================_18179578==.ALT-- To change subscription see www.landrover.net/series1/mail
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