{"id":1542,"date":"2018-03-18T20:32:06","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T19:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xk140.nl\/wordpress\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2018-05-20T14:44:21","modified_gmt":"2018-05-20T13:44:21","slug":"steering-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/?p=1542","title":{"rendered":"Steering Column"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Until now, when the car needs to be moved, I had to turn the wheels by hand. Especially when I need to turning the car around on the street it can be a heavy job. Now that the body has been mounted onto the chassis the steering column can be placed back.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1538\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInsideOrig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1538\" class=\"wp-image-1538\" src=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInsideOrig-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInsideOrig.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInsideOrig-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInsideOrig-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original steering column inside<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1541\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutsideOrig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1541\" class=\"wp-image-1541\" src=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutsideOrig-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutsideOrig.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutsideOrig-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Original steering column in engine bay<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After cleaning and inspecting all parts I decided to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I will reuse the upper and lower barring (two new 3\/16&#8243; steel balls ordered because they where missing)<\/li>\n<li>I will reuse the\u00a0universal joints because the still looks undamaged<\/li>\n<li>The rubber grommet needs to be replaced<\/li>\n<li>The rubber insulator used between slip ring and steering shaft are made with the help of a 3D printer (They cannot be bough separately)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1537\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnParts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1537\" class=\"wp-image-1537\" src=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnParts-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnParts-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnParts-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnParts-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnParts.jpg 1395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parts needed to rebuild the steering column<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After mounting everything on the correct place I noticed that the rubber grommet, normally visible from the engine bay, did not came into contact with the outside of the steering column. Therefore I decided to keep it inside of the body, not as it should be, it will keep the air stream outside of the body compartment.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1540\" style=\"width: 239px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1540\" class=\"wp-image-1540\" src=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutside-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutside-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutside-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnOutside.jpg 1092w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restored steering column inside engine bay<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1539\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInside.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1539\" class=\"wp-image-1539\" src=\"http:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInside-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInside-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInside-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInside-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/xk140.nl\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/SteeringColumnInside.jpg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Restored steering column inside<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until now, when the car needs to be moved, I had to turn the wheels by hand. Especially when I need to turning the car around on the street it can be a heavy job. Now that the body has been mounted onto the chassis the steering column can be placed back. 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