steering column play

Post by **dave friday** » 03 May 2008, 07:42

morning all, anyone know how the play in the top end of the steering column is taken up? [ radialy not up and down ].
ta.

Post by **Tex Ritter** » 03 May 2008, 09:21

Sometimes if you've been fitting a different steering wheel, the nylon top bush is able to move up the column, fitting a spacer ring of about an 1/8"to 3/16"th is all that is required to keep the bush where it belongs.

Post by **dave friday** » 03 May 2008, 09:35

Cheers Tex, i have had the wheel on/off a few times [to replace the horn ring], i will check/do as you say.
ta.

Post by **dave friday** » 03 May 2008, 15:37

Well... the ballbearing at the top of the steering is knackerd!! also the outer part is moving in the steering lock casting!.
any ideas/comments?.
ta.

Post by **andysimpson** » 03 May 2008, 20:21

New steering lock housing needed, fairly common fault.

Post by **dave friday** » 03 May 2008, 21:22

Oh bugger!, another trip to VW, thanks Andy [ why isnt the bearing available on its own??].

Post by **andysimpson** » 03 May 2008, 21:41

dave friday wrote:Oh bugger!, another trip to VW, thanks Andy [ why isnt the bearing available on its own??].

Just the way the housing is made, on the cheap.

Post by **dave friday** » 05 May 2008, 09:04

Ive put some bearing assembly [ locktite stuf ] on the outer part of the bearing where it fits into the steering lock casting [ to stop it moving about ] seems to have done the trick, [ ive just realised that the bearing is an annular/thrust type so it will seem loose when not under pressure!! ].
again thanks for the advice/comments.