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I am in the [!Expletive Deleted!] - can anyone help? Steerin column nitemare

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spy:
Have replaced my steering column, no probs dead easy.  Now I am just finishing off, fitting my indicator / wiper stalks and steering wheel.  

Anyway, the damn wheel wont go back on, the top bit of column is shorter on the new one so i can only fit the wheel without the stalks. :(

I have spoken to the breaker I got it from who assured me all 200 tdi are the same (alhouth the mounts for the cowling are different 2).  He recons it just needs tapping back up from the engine bay?  Does this sound like [bauble]?  I have undone the pinch bolt on the uj and tapped the column end with a bar and hammer but it doesnt seem to move?  Have I been shafted?  

Any quick replies would be very much appreciated as I am still at work battling with the damn thing....

Cheers,


Mike

Richie_EB4:

--- Quote ---Does this sound like bauble?
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That is right............you might need to remove the bottom uj to line it back up..........but they do move  :wink:

spy:
Are you 100% sure?  Its just i just put the old one in the vice and beat the crap out of the steering wheel end with a hammer and cant seem to get that to drop as this one appears to have done.  

What a pain in the arse, Need to undoe the bolts that go through the bulkhead in order to move the column and get the UJ off.  Doing it on your own is a nitemare.  And who said baubles? lol ;)

Richie_EB4:
Yeah...........dont forget your steering lock will stop it from moving.

spy:
I have come to the conclusion its the wrong one!  http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-Discovery-steering-column_W0QQitemZ4630600611QQcategoryZ27379QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

That specifies chassis numbers so I assume there must have been a change?  Also that one has the same cowling mount brackets as my old one but the new one is different.  

Tapping up did move it a few mm but not the full inch I need to get the wheel back on.  :(

What a pain in the arse...

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