Steering column
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VW MK1 Rabbit Scirocco Cabriolet steering column rebuild kit -- MK1Engineering
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Old Timer
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Local Hero
That is that when you take the steering wheel off and you man handle it it can collapse, so you just pull it back out.
The inner shaft on my Cabriolets have a flat spot on the internal shaft, but there isn't a flat on the outer housing that I can remember seeing.
And I thought that the collapsible shafts were on most 1980 or above Golf/Rabbits/Cabriolets/pickup's, as it was a major safety Item so on frontal impacts the steering wheel wouldn't impale the driver. I know that my 81 Diesel Rabbit had one.
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Local Hero
I also know that on later as in 90's cabbies that I have owned, I have had the mistake to knock the lower bearing out of position, and then the wheel will move out or in by about an inch or more travel. When playing with the Air-bagged units in my life I usually found that I couldn't get the collar spring and C-Clip on as it doesn't have the space…That is when I have to get under the thing and move the shaft and bearing back in position and lock the movement as outlined below.
I have also learned that if I use a long Flat-Blade Screwdriver wedged in the lower u-joint, then a block of wood to use the Screwdriver as a lever/fulcrum that I can hold in position with my foot against the floor when playing with the Steering Wheel I usually can prevent the shaft from moving out of position, and or pushing the lower bearing out of position usually when I have the wheel removed.
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