Steering columns explained

[stickthis]

thankyou sean,saves me rootin around finding one...so bar the colour difference that still only does hz and wb...i reckon they would be getting very thin on the ground as the replacements are black..

YEP SURE ARE!!! you want to sell me one Greg?

[mook]

that explains alot, i tried to convert a wb manual column to on the tree with parts from an hz column. it failed but it all went together so i couldn't work out why, all the parts looked the same but i never actually had them side to side.. is there anyone that knows of someone in adelaide that could rebuild me a steering column (with tree shift) that will work well on my wb? and it will be safe! i have four columns that they could work from. so I'm sure that there would be enough parts for them. WTF Happened (early tinkering days!)

[ozbox]

that explains alot, i tried to convert a wb manual column to on the tree with parts from an hz column. it failed but it all went together so i couldn't work out why, all the parts looked the same but i never actually had them side to side.. is there anyone that knows of someone in adelaide that could rebuild me a steering column (with tree shift) that will work well on my wb? and it will be safe! i have four columns that they could work from. so I'm sure that there would be enough parts for them. WTF Happened (early tinkering days!)

mook,hz/wb 3 speed interchange is ok so there must have been another problem...i havent finished this article yet as there is a couple of things i wanted to picture and explain about what breaks in them and why people cant seem to get them to go back together..
if that doesnt help you i can sell you one and freight it over...

[ozbox]

YEP SURE ARE!!! you want to sell me one Greg?

if i have one in a column with a key then i will be glad to extract money from you with a small donation going to the government...

[adam perth]

excellent article greg.
never new the early HQ blank was different!

[stickthis]

if i have one in a column with a key then i will be glad to extract money from you with a small donation going to the government...

haha cheers mate that would be very kind of you. Im 99% sure I dont have any. I have a box full of them somewhere so will have to have a look.....

[mr.jones]

Great thread Greg , could you post a pic of the HX and HZ coffee pots together showing the different angles for ignition barrels.

Thanks for the pic of the ignition rods, I have put an HZ column in my HQ and couldn't remember which one I needed its been so long since I pulled them apart. :o

Leroy

[ozbox]

Great thread Greg , could you post a pic of the HX and HZ coffee pots together showing the different angles for ignition barrels.

Thanks for the pic of the ignition rods, I have put an HZ column in my HQ and couldn't remember which one I needed its been so long since I pulled them apart. :o

Leroy

thanks leroy...yes i shall do that for you during the week..:Hair:

[Blocker]

I'm having trouble removing my steering wheel from the column.

Horn cap off.
Removed centre nut and surrounding nuts inside steering wheel.

Do I need to remove the ignition barrel and shroud as well? Because my service manuals don't mention that and I have been trying to lift/pull the steering wheel off with no luck so far.

[ambientgoat]

You'll be wanting a steering wheel puller. They screw onto the boss and then a larger screw pushes down on the shaft freeing the wheel.

If you get stuck, I have one in the shed.. I think.. somewhere.