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[Spider]

 

Column spline failures due to lack of maintenance or the use of unsafe drop brackets have killed a number of people.
 

 

Is the steering column a maintainable item? I've never touched mine. Should I have done?

 

 

Depends on your definition of 'maintainable', I guess.

 

They certainly are rebuildable and that's all I ever do with them, top and bottom bushes as well as an overall clean & paint.

 

The one item though - for me - is a daily check when off road is the nut on the steering wheel. It does work loose, but is only a 10 second job to re-tighten.

[Northernpower]

 

Column spline failures due to lack of maintenance or the use of unsafe drop brackets have killed a number of people.
 

 
Is the steering column a maintainable item? I've never touched mine. Should I have done?
 

 
Depends on your definition of 'maintainable', I guess.
 
They certainly are rebuildable and that's all I ever do with them, top and bottom bushes as well as an overall clean & paint.
 
The one item though - for me - is a daily check when off road is the nut on the steering wheel. It does work loose, but is only a 10 second job to re-tighten.

Is that the nut holding the wheel or the nut holding the wheel on?😁

[Spider]

 

Is that the nut holding the wheel or the nut holding the wheel on?

 

 

Well, yes both actually.

 

The Steering Wheel Nut and the Steering Nut

[Carlos W]

Column spline failures due to lack of maintenance or the use of unsafe drop brackets have killed a number of people.

 
Is the steering column a maintainable item? I've never touched mine. Should I have done?

You should check the pinch bolt remains tight as part of regular servicing

[tiger99]

Yes. Read your Haynes manual. The pinch bolt us required to be checked at every service. It is actually the most important check on the car.