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tzf60
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« 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


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1939 Series 1 Aprilia undergoing very slow restoration.....
 
Previous Lancias: 1979 Beta Sedan 2000, 1982 Delta 1500, 1988 Delta 1.3, 1992 Dedra 1.8ie
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« Reply #1 on: 20 February, 2014, 03:58:27 PM »

Yes.
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tzf60
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« Reply #2 on: 20 February, 2014, 05:03:39 PM »

Thanks David!
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« Reply #3 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.

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tzf60
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« Reply #4 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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