Need a new steering column, as my collapsible section has, as I have just realised, collapsed.

Cheers

[Edited on 12/7/05 by Stuart Walker]

Are you sure? What sort is it? they can often look like they have collapsed but are actually supposed to be like that.

Cheers

Mark

If it's an adjustable Sierra column, they do look as if they are collapsed!

DJ

also that bit that looks like its collapsed isnt the bit that collapses

if you know what i mean

Hmm... Thought I'd seen some that look a lot less collapsed than mine, maybe not. Looking at the pic in your archive Bob, it would seem its all fine.

Oops! Thanks

if its any help my steering column measures approx 84.5 cm from horn button to the bottom (standard sierra one)

what is the collapsable section?

i alsways tought its where the trianglulate insert in the round one??

think with an big force it just slides there??

or is the spring part??

Tks

The collapsible bit is where the triangular section goes into the round section.

You can move this in or out if you need to move the steering wheel closer or further away.

Both the "adjustable" and the "non-adjustable" have the sliding traingle section.

The "adjustable" column also looks like it has a black compressed bit at the top just before the stalks - but this is fine and how they look.

The "non-adjustable" column has a longer black corrugated section at the top just before the stalks that is designed to "squash" in a crash and doesn't look like it has already been squashed.

Hope that helps.

Pat...