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Paul

Post subject: steering column got play, a lot of play.. sheeet

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:41 pm

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any ideas?

how much of a nightmare is it changing the si steering column?

cheers for any top tips! woop!

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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:47 pm

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Well i just removed the one off my si and it was a piece of p!ss to remove, 1 bolt inside the engine bay connecting to the rack and a couple inside and then it just slides out!

obviously you have to remove the plastics around the wheel etc.

(i wish i'd done a guide now)

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:43 am

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:46 am

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Yeah sorry mate, don't worry im after another Si to break so i'll try do guides on that

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:22 am

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cant imagine it being tooooo hard a job. just be careful when removing airbag

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Swampy

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:06 pm

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there easy, aslong as you can undo the bolt holding coloumn to the steering rack, if you do it yourself do this one first but leave coloumn pushed on rack until your ready to change it.
The column plastics come of first, four star drive screw if i remeber right from the bottom and the lower half drops away, then there are two more holdin the upper piece. Next is the airbag ( i always wear latex gloves for this so your airbag is less likely set of by static in your finger). its held on be two star drives from the back of the steering wheel, when they are undone gently take airbag away from wheel and remove electrical connection from back, it just pulls straight off. i will tell you know this is when most go off!! dont sit infront of airbag, hold it in palm of one hand so if it goes of it jumps out of it and smashes anything but your face put it in the boot and close it. Make sure steering wheel is straight now. undue the centre nut, wind it back on 2 threads and keep pulling and smacking the wheel untill it frees from coloumn, the nut stops you falling about if it comes of suddenly.
If i remember you unplug the indicator stalks, bonnet release cable and the key transeiver from around the end of the key barrel held on by 1 screw. undo two thirteen mm bolts or nuts and the whole thing just comes straight out.
Did mine a few years ago and took about three parts of an hour.
The haynes manual looking at it does quite a good job of explaining it.
Might have to tap off coloumn from steering rack with a small hammer.

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:20 pm

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dont forget to disconnect battery for at least half an hour before disconnection airbag, or it will go off [smile] [smile]

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:28 pm

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sorry forgot the battery,be carefull it can still be set of with the static in your chubby finger wear a latex glove to reduce the chances when unplugging it.
must admit never disconnected batteries at the garage because of the hassle of customers with losing radio stations and problems with alarms and shit.

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Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:54 pm

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quite a good guide that fella.
does anyone know if you can get the u/j for the steering rack for a mk3.5 from ford yet

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Post subject: Steering U/J

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:58 pm

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If your on about the coloumn steering UJ it only comes with the whole column, they dont just do a uj on its own as you can get with non powersteering. Ford garages around here have loads of the things in stock.

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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:04 am

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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:39 am

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Post subject: Re: Steering U/J

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:04 am

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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:10 am

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Yeah my local Factors lists it too for around ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20 me thinks!

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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:55 pm

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you sure they selling the right bit. a UJ for a NON power steering rack is about ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20, but UJ for a power steering fiesta is the whole coloumn, didnt think they made non power rack fiesta si but maybe wrong.

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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 11:04 am

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Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:14 pm

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i think ford might but they want near ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£100 for the uj on its own

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Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:33 pm

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