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Old Sep 12, 2013 | 02:16 PM
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As a rule when you have to take your steering column apart the plastic insulator is going to break either taking it off or pressing it back on.
Below are some pics showing what I did to just eliminate the darn thing.

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Old Sep 12, 2013 | 03:53 PM
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Creative fix.......... worthy of a Tech Tip submission, but I don't
see the 'submission' page (???)
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Old Sep 12, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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Thanks, it's not a big deal, I'm sure others have done the same thing.
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Old Sep 13, 2013 | 02:30 AM
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Good thinking and worth remembering!
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