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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: Poooobaa on November 02, 2009, 02:53:07 PM

Title: Steering column removal
Post by: Poooobaa on November 02, 2009, 02:53:07 PM
Can anyone enlighten me as how to remove the two bolts at the top and under the dash? They have no head to grip just a cone shaped head. I am trying to get the pedal set out but need more access to the bolts. Thanks in advance.
Title: Steering column removal
Post by: DesktopDave on November 02, 2009, 03:26:35 PM
You'll need a chisel & hammer to carefully beat them out.  Notch them then smack them tangentially  to rotate them out.  I was thinking an easy-out might do it too, but that's a lot of drilling.

The bolts are designed to shear when installed for some asinine Bavarian reason that's beyond my understanding.  You can steal the car with a paperclip and a bent coat hangar, but they're worried about someone dropping the column for maintenance, WTF?
Title: Steering column removal
Post by: gearheadE30 on November 05, 2009, 12:33:23 PM
Take a pneumatic cutoff wheel and slot it, and use a giant screwdriver and a pair of vicegrips to turn it. They are a pain, but if worst comes to worst you can just cut the heads off.