steering column reach

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RRkev

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• Jul 25, 2014

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well i just took the bottom panel off the dash and a piece of white plastic fell out, after research it turns out it's the steering reach motor bracket, luckilly my wheel isn't moving at the mo but i need to get into it to fix the issue, are there any decent write ups on this? do i need to remove the lower dash facia? if so how does it come off? and i guess i need to remove the column completely to do the job are there any tips for this? i did take a quick look yesterday and access seems very limited. i have got the replacement clip to hold the motor luckilly rimmer bros had 2 in stock

 

Datatek

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• Jul 25, 2014

• #2

Best if you disable the movement with diagnostics.

 

2.0_hippo

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• Jul 25, 2014

• #3

They don't break if you don't use the steering wheel when getting in and out of the car

 

Datatek

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• Jul 26, 2014

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2.0_hippo said:

They don't break if you don't use the steering wheel when getting in and out of the car

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What else is there to hang on to while you climb up to the seat?

 

Saint.V8

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• Jul 26, 2014

• #5

Grab rail above your head!!

to the OP, there are a few write ups on the net if you gooooogle it.

Quite involved, and is a good few hours to get the column out and back again, not for the faint hearted!

 

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RRkev

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• Jul 26, 2014

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hi saint yes i've found a few and access looks a right p.i.t.a to be fair i found one write up that quotes 1.6 hours, i somehow think that maybe a little wrong

 

Rockingit

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• Feb 6, 2024

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Sorry for waking an old thread - does anyone know if you can still get the clips as a spare part from anywhere? Rimmers, LR and other's are drawing a blank.

 

Rockingit

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• Feb 6, 2024

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Rockingit said:

Sorry for waking an old thread - does anyone know if you can still get the clips as a spare part from anywhere? Rimmers, LR and other's are drawing a blank.

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To save anyone time.... it's part number QYH500030 and it look's like they're like rocking horse **** to get hold of. Waiting on Britpart to get back to me.