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Title: Aprilia steering column Post by: tzf60 on 19 February, 2014, 08:15:23 PM Hi all!
I attach a photograph of my Aprilia's steering column. The short outer tube doesn't move relative to the main steering column, and I think it should. Am I correct in assuming that it has seized? Regards, Tim Title: Re: Aprilia steering column Post by: davidwheeler on 20 February, 2014, 03:58:27 PM Yes.
Title: Re: Aprilia steering column Post by: tzf60 on 20 February, 2014, 05:03:39 PM Thanks David!
Title: Re: Aprilia steering column Post by: the.cern on 20 February, 2014, 10:21:34 PM OK Tim, now you know.
Please let us know how you manage to free it and also restore it to its proper function. Andy Title: Re: Aprilia steering column Post by: tzf60 on 26 February, 2014, 03:23:36 PM Having applied a lot of heat to the outer tube, I gently tapped it through the loosely-fitting jaws of a vice, as I didn't have a suitable pullers. No harm done to the surface of the outer tube - it slides off the main shaft in the direction of the steering wheel, and is tapered. A quick clean of the inside of the short tube and it should then rotate freely on the main shaft.
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