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Old 02-16-2010, 11:20 AM
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I have my replacement steering column laying on a bench, someone told me that if I turned the steering wheel more than 360 degrees in either direction I would damage somthing inside the column. Is this true? and what would be damaged? Thank you.
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I have my replacement steering column laying on a bench, someone told me that if I turned the steering wheel more than 360 degrees in either direction I would damage somthing inside the column. Is this true? and what would be damaged? Thank you.
yes, it is true. wires of some sort. dont remember what they go to tho. hopefully someone will chime in and tell ya
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You will damage the SIR coil if you turn it too far. And if you forget where center is on the steering wheel, you will have to realign it.
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Thanx, Ok how do I check to see if there is any damage? Then how do i re-align? Oh sounds like trouble.
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I put an amp meter to the air bag connections and got 0.0, does that mean I am OK?




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