AtlantaSteve
Active Member
OK, 66 mustang, classic spear-o-matic.
I cannot get the tube to come out!
I unbolted the clamp at the dashboard. I unbolted the three bolts at the firewall, disconnected the harness, and took apart the collar/bearing assembly. I have a tube with a column floating in it. The column moves around freely at the dash, and at the firewall I can move it around and see a complete ring of light where it goes through the firewall. But I can't get it to budge. I looked on the engine-side of the firewall and saw nothing bolting it or connecting it. There is a rubber seal like thing where the column tube meets the box, but without destroying it, I can't do much with it. Regardless it doesn't look like it'd hold the column as firmly as this one is attached.
Finally I looked at the new box+column I have sitting on my shelf and saw nothing that looked like it would connect to the tube.
I haven't tried "Forcing" it, like with a crowbar or anything, because whenever I do crap like that I break something. I expected the tube to come out fairly freely and it is not.
Someone toss a fool a hint...
I cannot get the tube to come out!
I unbolted the clamp at the dashboard. I unbolted the three bolts at the firewall, disconnected the harness, and took apart the collar/bearing assembly. I have a tube with a column floating in it. The column moves around freely at the dash, and at the firewall I can move it around and see a complete ring of light where it goes through the firewall. But I can't get it to budge. I looked on the engine-side of the firewall and saw nothing bolting it or connecting it. There is a rubber seal like thing where the column tube meets the box, but without destroying it, I can't do much with it. Regardless it doesn't look like it'd hold the column as firmly as this one is attached.
Finally I looked at the new box+column I have sitting on my shelf and saw nothing that looked like it would connect to the tube.
I haven't tried "Forcing" it, like with a crowbar or anything, because whenever I do crap like that I break something. I expected the tube to come out fairly freely and it is not.
Someone toss a fool a hint...