Maverik Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I'm just replacing my bulkhead so taking everything off one and putting it on the new one, anyone got any wise idea's as how to remove the steering lock without totally killing it? I was thinking of trying to cut the lower bracket off, then drilling out the bolts and re-fitting with new lower clamp half? cheers Mav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I used a grinder with a skinny disk to carefully cut thru the shear bolts where the two halves join. I guess if you concentrated the grinding on the lower half of the clamp, then as you suggest you'd get away with just replacing the one half. I think once you've taken the tension off the bolts they should just wind out with some mole grips or similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Why not just drill the bolt "head" off or drill and use a stud extractor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 You can as I have done taken a centre punch to the bolts and remove them that way tapping anti clockwise until they become loose so you can use your fingers on them HTH John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 For some reason I thought it wouldn't be quite as easy as that... - hardened bolts, non grindable magic aluminium, the use of some bulletproof steel, age old corrosion bonding the bolts to the alu... I think I may be getting a complex. I'll be trying the drilling and stud extractor route I think. Cheers guys, bit of a brain fart on my part I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 the bolts aren't that tight, so a few taps from a hammer/punch should get them moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted June 16, 2010 Author Share Posted June 16, 2010 Haha, sucess. No they are not tight at all... 2 of the easiest bolts I've actually removed from the vehicle... slightly ironic that its for the steering lock!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Haha, sucess. No they are not tight at all... 2 of the easiest bolts I've actually removed from the vehicle... slightly ironic that its for the steering lock!... that's why the heads shear at a preset torque, you'd be very noticable removing it with the full dash fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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