What screws fit around/under the steering column.....
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doriz
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Apologies if you have already ascertained this as the screws could be missing because all the tangs holding the captive clip have bust off - common issue on brittle plastic?
Hicap phill
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6mm cross heads. Unsure of the head size
Hicap phill
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The side binicale are different. Mine are self tappers
Flossie
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Mine (1985) aren't metric, BA I think?
Not sure if I've imagined it but I've seen a 'kit' for those screws somewhere, maybe eBay? They screw into brass inserts iirc and they might be buggered by a previous owner trying to force an odd sized screw in.
v8250
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This +1 , they are imperial thread/BA...but not always readily available off the shelf. I metric tapped mine to receive st/st button head Allen screws [M4 or M5 if I remember], works a treat and no more faffing abut searching for an odd sized screw.
These are the column cowl screws that fit in the brass inserts (if they are still,there) plus the single centre positions pan head and Two side screws. Bolt On Bits flog the set on the bay of fleas……
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233337828793
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233337828793
Flossie
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^^^^^^ I didn't imagine it then
Yes the brass inserts seem to be either falling out or grabbing the screw and not allowing it to turn almost cross threading but not :/
I've got 3 out of the 4 long cowl screws that go in the brass inserts but there not having it, do drop some loctite in the plastic hole where the brass inserts sit to keep them still?
I've got 3 out of the 4 long cowl screws that go in the brass inserts but there not having it, do drop some loctite in the plastic hole where the brass inserts sit to keep them still?
