SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 10:09 AM |
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Presume this is collapsed
 
broken?
Looks like the convoluted section is fully compressed.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 10:13 AM |
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It looks to be from here, if you have any doubts can you post a close up pic ?
 
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saigonij
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 10:15 AM |
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looks like all the other sierra steering columns i have seen to be honest....
does it not fit - too short???
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twybrow
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 10:16 AM |
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I thought that section was supposed to look like that... The crushable section is inside? Could be wrong, but mine looks very similar to that.
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 10:20 AM |
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I dont know, a few i have seen have that section extended out. The one in the Raptor build manual is the pic i compared against
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 10:25 AM |
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There are 2 types - the non-adjustable and adjustable columns. The non-adjustable has an expanded concertina bit, and I believe that the adjustable
one has a squashed look.
Just looked in my haynes manual - I think yours is the adjustable type, and is probably perfectly ok. The concertina bit is not meant to squash in an
accident, but to allow the column to bend out of the way.
HTH
[Edited on 24/8/07 by David Jenkins]
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 10:48 AM |
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Could be right, this is one with the adjuster. So I need to make a bracket to hold through the bottom and bolt into the chassis to support it?
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 11:16 AM |
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I should have kept my gob shut, I was comparing the photo to what my Cortina column looks like.
Sorry if i had you worried for a moment, but the cavalry came in to the rescue.
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snapper
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 11:28 AM |
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having had both non adjustable and adjustable, now fitted, I can confirm that the non adjustable has a longer uncompressed section and the adjustable
one looks fully compressed.
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welderman
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 11:32 AM |
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looks like mine, so would say ok.
Thank's, Joe 
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Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 11:33 AM |
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Ok, so I need the bush from the end of my unit and then the two uv joints with the extended middles to complete it?
Nearly got all my bits together now 
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DarrenW
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 11:36 AM |
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As snapper says - looks the same as my adjustable column.
i took the adjuster mech off mine and bolted it up tight. It can still be adjusted but is a spanner job rather than quick release. Not really sure why
i did this but at the time there were reports that the adjustable column could be problematic, but no-one could state conclusively why. Ive had no
probs with mine afterthe little mod.
BTW - the mod in no way stops the crush function from working, it only concerns the quick release part alone. i would never condone any mods to the
impact protection itself. i dont even like the idea of mooding the steering shaft but theres not much you can do to get away from this (ive seen a
column made by experienced steering system model maker fail before so DIY mods scare the hell out of me).
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SyKaTurbo
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 12:25 PM |
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Superb.
Thanks once again for some cracking quick information.
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/8/07 at 03:23 PM |
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The bellows on the non adjustable is before the bracket and compresses, the adjustable is after and expands on impact.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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